“Not only the things that have happened” has an intriguing kinetic typography sort of a cover page and an endorsement on its back by Jeet Thayil (Author: Narcopolis) that it is an “intimate, epic, haunting” work, so it was easy for me to pick it up. But more impressive things about the book are to be found and cherished within these two hard covers,
One of the best South Asian fiction reads this year
Mridula Koshy's haunting tale of a mother and her lost boy, both of whom are compelled to give up fragments of their present and future to re-weave the tale of their past. Reviewed now at 'Of Paneer, Pulao and Pune'!
A story of loss, love, and time.
Mridula Koshy has captivated me with her novel ‘Not Only the Things That Have Happened’. After a long time period of monotonous literature…..Koshy’s work has lighted the new wick of modern writing. Her style is subtle yet wholesome to the avid reader who like butter is churned into the lives of characters like Annakutty, Nina, Tessiebaby, Asa & the rest. While I was reading this text, I was transp