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Book Name: Lessons In Chemistry Author: Bonnie Garmus Publisher: Penguin Genre: Society & Culture, Historical Fiction Format: Paperback Print length: 400 pages  Rating: 4.5 /5 Bonnie Garmus's Lessons in Chemistry is a thought-provoking novel set in the 1960s. It features a brilliant chemist, Elizabeth Zott, who finds herself navigating a world dominated by men.  Blurb on Amazon 'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages' Sunday Times ‘A page-turning and highly satisfying tale’ – Maggie Shipstead, author of Great Circle Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts here Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, she would be the first to point out that there is no such thing. But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. Forced to leave her job at the institute, she soon finds herself the reluctant star of America's most beloved ...

Book Name: Sanatan Author: Sharankumar Limbale Publisher: Vintage Books (Imprint of Penguin Random House) Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Hardcover Print length: 248 pages  Rating: 4 /5 Sanatan by Sharankumar Limbale is historical fiction translated from Marathi to English by Paromita Sengupta that depicts the inhuman discrimination towards Mahars by the upper caste. Blurb on Amazon Sanatan is the gut-wrenching story of Bhimnak Mahar and his ilk, who have been subjected to barbaric abuse and inhuman discrimination by the upper castes over centuries. The story begins with the young Bhimnak in pre-Independence India. It then traverses time and geographical boundaries to end with Bhimnak’s grandson. The circular narrative pattern is reflective of the endless cycle of pain that the Mahars are unable to break free from, no matter how hard they try, no matter where they go, no matter if they change their identity and religion. Using myths, the Puranas and historical texts as reso...