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Thrilling to the psychological coreWhat a corker of a book! Outlook Clarice Aranxa has come to Bougainvillea House to die. But there will be no peace here, nor quiet surrender, as long-forgotten memories are brutally revived. And even as Clarice grows weaker by the day from the ravages of motor neuron disease, her violent past is mirrored in a series of unexplained deaths. Stunning . . .With haunting prose and gripping imagery. You are swept on to a heart-numbing climaxDeccan Herald Intricately constructed . . . Bougainvillea House, with its many tumultuous twists and turns, is a gripping book . . . Makes for compulsive readingIndia Today Swaminathan, a surgeon by profession, writes with clinical precision, and holds the readers interest through the mayhem . . . This is a hair-raising tale Time Out Mumbai Kalpana Swaminathans new novel is a compelling read indeed. It starts gently enough, dropping a hint or two about its intentions as it meanders through serene Baga in Goa. But about midway through the book, the tone changes. What seems like a quiet tale about a dying womans bizarre past transmogrifies into a psychologically subtle story about madness and control . . . Youre left at once chilled, surprised and delightedDNA A captivating psychological thriller that takes you on a journey through the heart of darkness . . . Swaminathan creates a heroine who is deeply loathsome but strangely compelling. And she creates an atmosphere that is sinister . . . [Her] prose is electricSahara Time.

Thrilling to the psychological coreWhat a corker of a book! Outlook Clarice Aranxa has come to Bougainvillea House to die. But there will be no peace here, nor quiet surrender, as long-forgotten memories are brutally revived. And even as Clarice grows weaker by the day from the ravages of motor neuron disease, her violent past is mirrored in a series of unexplained deaths. Stunning . . .With haunting prose and gripping imagery. You are swept on to a heart-numbing climaxDeccan Herald Intricately constructed . . . Bougainvillea House, with its many tumultuous twists and turns, is a gripping book ....  Read More