Malicious GossipAn unputdownable volume that spans Khushwant Singh's long, chequered career, in which he reminisces about the people he met, befriended, and fell out with. It also includes fascinating, insightful pieces on the many places the author travelled. Characteristically 'no holds barred', each profile reveals intimate titbits about the personalities and allows us to discover unknown aspects of India and the world.

It is a deck for individuals who do not easily fit into particular slots or categories

But doing so reveals secrets

" -- Ansel Adams to his wife Virginia

That's inevitable

When he asks Miss Silver for help

She's poised reluctantly to do her thing when it turns out she's not the only Chosen in the race for freedom and the crown

Understanding Quadrilaterals Chapter 4

until O-lan's desperate will to survive returns them home with undreamt of wealth

idolizes the fiery Attila

Global panic ensues as supply lines get disrupted and many become ill

When Karen Drew is found sitting in her wheelchair staring out to sea with her throat cut one chilly morning

Jimbo's daughter