His perspectives on elderly and end stage care are quite refreshing. All his books are excellently, very humanely written. ‘Complications’ is another favourite.

Ah I loved it!! It’s particularly interesting if you’re a South Asian and know a bit about the history of the civil war in the country. It mixes a lot of themes so it takes time to grow on the reader.

I couldn’t resonate with it for one second.But my 8.5 year old was fascinated with it. He read it every night, for a fortnight. Eventually I asked him what was so special about it. He told me the story in the simplest of terms…friendship, help, home, loneliness, somehow cake too (?) So I think it served the purpose, just as a kid’s storybook. There’s nothing more to it besides some common themes and a weirdly cursive font.