5 posts published by Radz Pandit during August 2025| Radhika's Reading Retreat
5 posts published by Radz Pandit during September 2023| Radhika's Reading Retreat
To quote Dickens, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times….” Well, certainly in 2019. But there was nothing quite as therapeutic and rewarding as reading for me this year. On the surfa…| Radhika's Reading Retreat
Sadie Stein, in her introduction to the novel, states: Among Comyns devotees, The Juniper Tree is divisive. Having read only one Comyns (The Vet’s Daughter) prior to The Juniper Tree, I can’t reall…| Radhika's Reading Retreat
Barbara Comyns has deservedly seen a revival of sorts in recent years; quite a few of her books have been reissued by Virago, NYRB Classics, Turnpike Books, and Daunt Books. And yet, there are a co…| Radhika's Reading Retreat
I read some wonderful books from NYRB Classics in September and because I am rather behind in my reviews, I decided to write about two of them – The Gate and Our Spoons Came from Woolworths –…| Radhika's Reading Retreat
I love Barbara Comyns. Her books are so strange and wonderfully addictive, her writing and imagination so unique. Every Comyns that I’ve read has been marvellous – The Vet’s Daughter (which I plan …| Radhika's Reading Retreat