Books by Chetna Maroo
“It’s a strange, sparse little novel about a Jain family living in Luton, England, and grieving the death of their mother. The father and youngest daughter become fixated on the sport squash, spending hours training at a local sports centre every day, driving thoughts of death from their mind with a regimen of drills, ‘ghosting’, sprints, and increasingly desperate matches.” Read more...
The Best Novels of 2023: The Booker Prize Shortlist
Cal Flyn, Five Books Editor
Interviews where books by Chetna Maroo were recommended
The Best Novels of 2023: The Booker Prize Shortlist, recommended by Cal Flyn
Every year, the judges for the Booker Prize read more than a hundred books that have been submitted by their publishers in the hope of being recognised by one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards. The 2023 shortlist features a novel-in-stories, an Irish dystopia, and plenty of family drama. Read more fiction recommendations on Five Books
