Recent Reads: The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

My review: 🌟🌟🌟🌟

The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay tells us the story of Somlata, who gets married at 18 to a man from a noble but impoverished family.

The newly weds live with his extended family in a large house, with Aunt Pishima as the matriarch of the family.  When she dies, her ghost haunts Somlata, and it is up to Somlata to fix the family's fortunes.

This was a quick read, but enjoyable, with all of the characters lifelike, and Somlata a heroine you could cheer on.

The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die was published on 11th July 2019,  and is available to buy on Amazon  and on Waterstones.  I've found a link to where you can search for local bookshops, including independent!

You can find out more about Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay on Wikipedia as he has written a lot of books in Bengali, and this edition has been translated into English.

I was given this book for free in return for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to John Murray Press (the publishers) for this book.

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