A tone of wistful melancholy and incidents both droll and poignant characterize this first novel…her strength lies in gentle, keenly observed comedy. Overall a warmly affecting depiction… Kirkus...
This imaginative debut will delight with its remarkable grace unforced humor and elegantly descriptive prose. Recommended for most collections. Library...
Anita Nair’s second novel upholds the promise of the first…Each of the women are finely drawn [as are their men], each caught in a net of relationships partly of her own making and partly one that is ‘made’for her….Anita Nair’s low...
…a surprising climax that justifies the book’s title Seattle...
A genial, meandering tale… Charming New York Times Sunday Book...
The Better Man is an astonishing book. It is tender, lyrical, humorous and insightful. In Anita Nair’s capable hands the exotic setting comes alive and becomes familiar and we see our struggles and triumphs reflected in the lives of these marvelous characters....
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