Things to Leave Behind

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Things to Leave Behind
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical
Publisher Penguin Random House India
Publication date
July 2016

Things to Leave Behind is a historical novel written by Namita Gokhale. It was published in 2016 by Penguin Random House India. [1] [2]

Reception

The Hindustan Times wrote in a review "Gokhale’s narrative is carefully researched and the events leading up to 1857 and shortly after deftly presented, human interest and suspense mingling with factual chronology." [3]

The Free Press Journal wrote in a review "Ms. Gokhale did some deep and pretty thorough research of the territory, its period in history, its people and their belief in caste, religion and customs." [4]

The Hindu wrote in a review "Desire and asceticism are two opposing forces that power Namita Gokhale’s latest novel Things To Leave Behind." [5]

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References

  1. Chowdhury, Shreya Roy (November 26, 2016). "Namita Gokhale talks about her novel Things to Leave Behind at Times Lit Fest 2016". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  2. Jalil, Rakhshanda. "Namita Gokhale's new novel of the Himalayas reminds us that history cannot be separated from fiction". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  3. "Shrugging off convention; Namita Gokhale's Things to Leave Behind". Hindustan Times. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  4. "Things To Leave Behind : Review". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  5. Doshi, Tishani (2017-03-04). "Tishani Doshi reviews Things to Leave Behind by Namita Gokhale". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2022-08-24.