Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnt Sugar | 2020 | Avni Doshi | Buy |
Burnt Sugar (2020) by Avni Doshi is a novel about memory, care, and the weight of unresolved family history. Antara’s mother, Tara, lived an unconventional life that left her daughter with deep ambivalence about the relationship. Now that Tara’s memory is failing, Antara is forced to become her caretaker while wrestling with whether the past should be forgiven, revised, or simply let go.
The novel was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize and drew attention for its refusal to sentimentalize the mother-daughter bond. Doshi writes with a controlled intensity that makes the small domestic scenes feel as tense as any thriller.