What do you think?
Rate this book
The Hills of Angheri
nan
400 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
1 person is currently reading
44 people want to read
About the author
Kavery Nambisan
13 books21 followersKavery Nambisan is a novelist from India. She is also a surgeon who practices in rural India. Her career in medicine has been a strong influence in her fiction.
She spent her early years in Madikeri. She studied medicine in St. John's Medical College, Bangalore from 1965 and then studied surgery at the University of Liverpool, England, where she obtained the FRCS qualification. She worked as a surgeon in various parts of rural India before moving to Lonavala to start a free medical centre for migrant labourers.
Nambisan works as surgeon and medical advisor at the Tata Coffee Hospital in Kodagu, Karnataka, and is the Chief Medical Officer for Tata Coffee.
Kavery Nambisan began by writing under her first married name Kavery Bhatt for children's magazines. She wrote stories for the now defunct children's magazine Target. She also contributed to Femina and Eve's Weekly.
She spent her early years in Madikeri. She studied medicine in St. John's Medical College, Bangalore from 1965 and then studied surgery at the University of Liverpool, England, where she obtained the FRCS qualification. She worked as a surgeon in various parts of rural India before moving to Lonavala to start a free medical centre for migrant labourers.
Nambisan works as surgeon and medical advisor at the Tata Coffee Hospital in Kodagu, Karnataka, and is the Chief Medical Officer for Tata Coffee.
Kavery Nambisan began by writing under her first married name Kavery Bhatt for children's magazines. She wrote stories for the now defunct children's magazine Target. She also contributed to Femina and Eve's Weekly.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews
April 12, 2025
This is a painful and relatable need. Nalli approaches her life highlighting the blunders that keep screaming at her that whatever she does is not enough.
She sets out with ambition for a dream that is not entirely her own and is propped up by the men in her life.
She becomes headstrong and stands up for herself in some instances, and especially part 2 and 3 are a much less frustrating read, but it's astounding how much self worth a brief encounter with ghosts from her past can undo.
Nambisan has a way of pinpointing the nagging doubts women are socialised to go through the world with. Every two pages I wanted to scream at Nalli that she wouldn't be thinking this if she were a man. That alone points go very skilled writing.
The story telling was a bit slow in my opinion, especially part One dragged on, and I almost DnF'ed, so I can't give more than 3 Stars
She sets out with ambition for a dream that is not entirely her own and is propped up by the men in her life.
She becomes headstrong and stands up for herself in some instances, and especially part 2 and 3 are a much less frustrating read, but it's astounding how much self worth a brief encounter with ghosts from her past can undo.
Nambisan has a way of pinpointing the nagging doubts women are socialised to go through the world with. Every two pages I wanted to scream at Nalli that she wouldn't be thinking this if she were a man. That alone points go very skilled writing.
The story telling was a bit slow in my opinion, especially part One dragged on, and I almost DnF'ed, so I can't give more than 3 Stars
June 15, 2024
The Hills of Angheri was an easy read, and the ending was good too... But something was lacking. The narrative flow, perhaps, the depth of characters, maybe... I can't put a finger on it.
Read
October 30, 2015It was very descriptive and vividly good- prose wise. Narrative was sluggish and got positively boring at the end.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews