Farah Ghuznavi

The unanticipated consequences of caretaking

From the sensory delights of birdsong in the morning and sunset views from a lookout point to the less appealing realities of monitoring stagnant pond water and counting newts, we accompany Katie on her journey of discovery.

6m ago

A list of life lessons

Set in 1979, this is a story of monsters—the ones who prey on the vulnerable, the ones that exploit our weaknesses, and the ones that we elevate to positions of power.

7m ago

A Born Reader

Surveying the decorated wall now vibrantly alive with Winnie the Pooh and Harry Potter characters, Sarah allowed herself a satisfied grin.

8m ago

Her last words

The slamming of the front door sounded an ominous note, warning of trouble to come.

10m ago

Payback time

I’m not sure when I first realised that we’d met before. In the beginning, you were just the elderly man I often noticed pottering around our communal rooftop.

10m ago

Keep your secrets close and your tech support closer

Addison Square is one of those hidden enclaves where well-heeled Londoners tuck themselves away to create bubbles of “civilised life” from which they can exclude the riffraff surrounding them in the mega-city they call home.

11m ago

Love, lies and loneliness

The very first time I came across a description of this book, previously published under the title The Nigerwife (Atria Books, 2023),

1y ago

Making a killing out of a killing

A visit to any bookshop today will attest to the reading public’s fascination with crime (and criminals).

1y ago
January 12, 2019
January 12, 2019

Doesn't the Success of a Writer Depend on the Muse?

Somerset Maugham famously said, “There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” Similarly, there are many ways in which a writer can achieve success — usually through a combination of luck, talent and connections — but the majority of writers struggle to work that combination to their own benefit.

August 20, 2018
August 20, 2018

Old Delhi, New Experiences

I hope that you are well in London town — and that you are missing me! Let me say at the outset that this message comes to you

May 14, 2016
May 14, 2016

Drawing the line

Parenting is one of the hardest jobs in the world – that is, when someone is planning to do it right.

September 12, 2015
September 12, 2015

WAITING FOR THE STORM

It's happening again. A familiar rage unfolds its sticky wings within the captive interior of my chest: a monstrous butterfly emerging gracelessly from its cocoon.

April 24, 2015
April 24, 2015

PICTORIAL PECULIARITIES

Britain's National Gallery has become one of a growing number of museums to ban the use of selfie sticks on its premises, citing concerns over

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