South Asia

A complex, vibrant novel about a man in extremis, and the forces that drive him to the ultimate act of desperation A suicide bombing is being planned in Manchester, and...

A stunning work exploring what it means to refind yourself and reconnect with others while coming to terms with having lived through war. Nur and Abid relearn to love after...

BY THE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION'A magnificent novel- beautiful, terrible, true _x2026_ It reads already like a classic' - Ali SmithShortlisted for the Baileys Women s Prize for...

'A richly woven novel ... The voice that guides us around this world darts with wit and lightness in a way that is unique and often lovely' - Rana Dasgupta, Guardian'The plot...

When Dr Anika's patient dies on the operating table and the media pick up on Anika's parasomnia, she has no choice but to escape to Sri Lanka. But returning to...

Three Begums revolves around the lives of three ordinary women-Hamida, Merryl and Saliha- who lived extraordinary, interwoven lives of fabulous joy, fierce pain, and untold trauma. Like many who came...

 ‘A devastating work, but proof that a novelist of Naipaul’s stature can often define problems quicker and more effectively than a team of economists and other experts’ – The Times n...

Amalie Howard whisks you away with a historical romance full of drama, true love, and the perfect happily ever after. Sometimes, finding love means flouting the rules... Born to a...

What if love is the best magic of all? Once, Sera Swan was one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine from the (very...

The Hamlyn Classic Recipes series is a celebratory collection of some of the most admired chefs the world has to offer - noteworthy not only for their pioneering approach to...

Salim has spent most of his life on the east coast of Africa, living and working with his family. When he sets out to build a new life for himself,...

In Half a Life we are introduced to the compelling figure of Willie Chandran. Springing from the unhappy union of a low-caste mother and a father constantly at odds with life, Willie...

From Yorkshire to Afghanistan, Ours are the Streets is a poignant and powerful story of political radicalization by Sunjeev Sahota, author of Man Booker Prize shortlisted The Year of the Runaways. When Imtiaz...

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Sweeping between India and England, from childhood and the present day. Sunjeev Sahota's unforgettable novel about illegal immigrants is a story of dignity in...

The History of a Dangerous Idea A fresh and exciting approach to one of the most controversial subjects of our time 'Free Speech!' is a clarion call all over the...

Bestselling author Amalie Howard delivers the unputdownable companion novel to Queen Bee, Lady Knight, which follows the daughter of a duke defying the rules of high society in regency-era London with the...

Detective Kamil and restaurant owner Anjoli go to Mumbai to solve the ritualistic killing of a British construction worker found with eighteen arrows embedded in his body. For readers of...

Willy Chandra whom we first met in 'Half a Life' is a man who has allowed one identity after another to be thrust upon him. Now, in his early 40s,...

Delicious Indian Recipes for Every Day and Season Internationally renowned chef and award-winning author Asma Khan returns with a masterclass on building flavour in your cooking through the intuitive principles...

A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZEA FINALIST FOR THE MOORE PRIZEA NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A gripping and rigorous crime story about the murder of a once...

'Vaseem Khan writes with charm and wit, and an eye for detail that transports the reader entirely. I couldn't love this series more' CHRIS WHITAKER 'Historical fiction at its finest' MAIL ON...

'Free speech' has become central to discussions about racism, and is increasingly weaponised against anti-racist movements. This book argues that the weaponization of 'free speech' across the political spectrum, particularly...

There are curries on almost every continent, with a stunning diversity of flavors and textures across India alone, and many more interpretations the world over, including in Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan,...

His narrative skill is spectacular. One returns with pleasure to the slow hand-in-hand revelations of both India and himself’ – The Times  An Area of Darkness is V. S. Naipaul’s semi-autobiographical account...

The rebellious life of a novelist, screenwriter and revolutionary activist Born in Poona, India, Farrukh Dhondy came to England in 1964 and immersed himself in radical politics and the counterculture....

The South Asian Twentieth Century This book tells the story of South's Asia's twentieth century in eight chapters by Director of the Centre of South Asian Studies at Cambridge University...

120 vegan and vegetarian recipes for the most important meal of the day FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF EAST, MADE IN INDIA AND FRESH INDIA ‘The ability to put a...

Living in the Shadow of AI Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2024 AI is changing what it means to be human. This is the unrivalled investigation into the...

**A 2024 literary highlight in Esquire, Vogue, GQ, i-D, and Dazed** An intensely moving, lyrical and often funny novel about a family whose story of migration from Kenya and India to England is...

The fourth instalment of the Kamil Rahman murder mystery series, THE SPY sees Kamil and his amateur-sleuth restaurant manager partner, Anjoli thrown into the midst of a terrorist plotONE BOY...

Arman is just a boy when he is forced to leave his home and embark on the most extraordinary journey. Separated from family and friends, he travels across mountains, land...

Sometimes you need to run, to find out where you really belong. Baby has had it with just about everything. She's fed up with her job and her colleagues, her...

We're told that to achieve more we need to work longer, focus harder, sacrifice more. But it's a lie.Because the secret to true productivity isn't graft. It's joy.In this revolutionary...

An Observer Best Book of 2020 'A story of quiet striving and determination, of love and friendship' Guardian It is New Year's Eve, 1960. Hashim has left behind his homeland and his bride,...

British-Punjabi sisters Rajni, Jezmeen and Shirina Shergill have never been close. But now they've been thrown together on the strangest family holiday of all time…When their mother died, she had...

A Joyful Celebration of Indian Home Cooking A stunning celebration of regional Indian food for the home cook. The word 'Thali' refers to the way meals are eaten in India;...

Born to an Indian maharaja and a British noblewoman, Princess Sarani Rao has it all: beauty, riches, and a crown. But when Sarani's father is murdered, her only hope is...

One family's escape from the Taliban and their fight to save their son. A powerful tale of a family in crisis, and a moving love letter to the NHS. Herat,...

When Esmae wins a contest of skill, she sets off events that trigger an inevitable and unwinnable war that pits her against the family she would give anything to return...

Essays 2003-2020A collection of the finest essays by the 'Best of the Booker' winner, following on from his much-acclaimed STEP ACROSS THIS LINESalman Rushdie is celebrated as a storyteller of...

A haunting and elegiac love story set in a spoiled paradise, as vital and as relevant today as when it was first published. A single lighted match banishes Triton from...

'This is where I begin. This blank page draws me nearer to you, the day sweltering, my courage quickens, the curtains billowing and the punkah swaying, the punkah rattling as...

Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021, a thrilling and heartbreaking story of love, family, survival and betrayal from the prize-winning author of The Year of the Runaways Mehar, a young...

Gripping, immersive, and full of Vaseem Khan's trademark wit, this is historical fiction at its finest.A priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles.Bombay, 1950. For over a century,...

**New York Times bestseller** A Guardian / Observer Book of the Year When powerful real-estate tycoon Nero Golden immigrates to the States under mysterious circumstances, he and his three adult...

An eccentric and charming cookbook from Dishoom, with over 100 recipes from the much-loved restaurantsAt long last, Dishoom share the secrets to their much sought-after Bombay comfort food — the...

*A SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH* Kamil Rahman, disgraced detective, turned waiter, is about to find himself embroiled in a case that might just change his life...for better...

Bombay, New Year's Eve, 1949. As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Persis Wadia stands vigil in the basement of Malabar House, home to the city's...

The extraordinary early life in India and England of one of the world's leading public intellectuals Where is 'home'? For Amartya Sen, home has been many places — Dhaka in...

The new novel about the present, the past, and the slippage between private and public life — from a writer who has 'like Proust, mastered the art of the moment.'...