A copy of this book arrived at the start of the pandemic and the book has just been released by the publisher. It turned out to be the perf...
A copy of this book arrived at the start of the pandemic and the book has just been released by the publisher. It turned out to be the perfect pandemic read, lifting one’s spirits when they needed lifting, making you smile and also making some deeper revelations in charming ways. I took my time through its pages, and by the end of it, the book and its characters had left a sense of comfort and familiarity, one could hazard to say, somewhat like Enid Blyton did for us when we were children.
Those Delicious Letters, by Sandeepa Mukherjee Datta aka The Bong Mom, is the kind of book that is funny, carefree, enthralling and not preachy, and does not carry a political message (thank god for that), and where Shubha, the main protagonist, is everywoman or everyman in her anxieties, hopes and beliefs. It is a book that one might want to go back to now and then, not only for the recipes if you are a culinary enthusiast but more so for reliving those moments with Shubha and her family, and for the best parts of its feel-good.
Recipes in the mail
For a Bengali person living in north Kolkata and eating Bengali food on...
