At the start of my 50th year on this watery planet, I grew weary of women my age talking about ageing gracefully. ‘Grace counts in ballet, and ageing is a battle! But…thanks to the ageing.
In my new book, there is a character who is opposed to the institution of matrimony. She tells her daughter, ‘There is too much weight for me in that word marriage. Bondage and submission.
On my second day at university in London, I sat alone at my desk, eating leftover orange peel. The astringent flavour with bits of stringy white fibre could have been a metaphor for my mental.
Having a child is similar to undergoing a lobotomy. Before an army of mothers attacks me with soiled diapers, let me make it clear that this statement is backed by scientific research. Scientists at Leiden.
The Indian manual of makeovers has some explicit instructions when it comes to beautifying our homes for celebrations. It advocates the Quick Gun Murugan method of décor. A dent in the wall? Cover it with.