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Parul Sharma

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in Meerut , India

March 15

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Fiction, Contemporary, Humor and Comedy

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P. G. Wodehouse, Shivani, Ruskin Bond, Joan Didion, Ann Patchett, Debo ...more

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Parul Sharma is an Indian novelist and essayist based in Singapore. She grew up in the small towns of Uttar Pradesh, gaining early exposure to eccentric characters, complex family dynamics, and layered social hierarchies. This has lent her a distinctive voice blending the flavours of mofussil India with big-city dilemmas.

After studying Economics and graduating from the Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad, Parul worked for two decades in qualitative market research before turning to writing full-time.

Her debut novel, Bringing Up Vasu: That First Year (Westland, 2009), was followed by By the Watercooler (2010) and Tuki’s Grand Salon Chase (2013), establishing her as a unique voice in contemporary Indian fiction. Over the years, her w ...more

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	17, Morris Road 4.26 avg rating — 53 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bringing Up Vasu: That First Year: 1 3.21 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By The Water Cooler 3.18 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tuki's Grand Salon Chase 3.69 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Missing Piece 4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Parul Sharma made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Request to Merge Duplicate Author Profiles topic " Hello, Could someone please help consolidate duplicate listings for my new book The Missing Piece (published by Hachette India in April 2026)? There app ...more "
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Parul Sharma made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Request to link correct edition with cover topic " Hi, My upcoming book The Missing Piece (Hachette) currently appears as multiple editions. I am linked to an edition without a cover, while another edit ...more "
Apr 08, 2026 09:14PM
Parul Sharma and 4 other people liked Karyn's review of 17, Morris Road: "I picked up this book on my last trip back home. What caught my eye, were these words, Sometimes, home is a place between a longing for the past and the allure of the future. Set in Dehradun, a place I have not yet visited but yes someday. The hills ar" Read more of this review »
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Parul Sharma made a comment on Renu’s review of The Correspondent " Hi Renu, nice to see you here! If you haven’t already, do read 84, Charing Cross Road, the inspiration behind The Correspondent. I love that book. "
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