Samarpita Dutta

“The British may have left, but the energies her countrymen had once directed towards revolution were now engaged in endless complaint. The country, many said, had gone to the dogs.”
― Vaseem Khan, Death of a Lesser God

“Our struggle to rid ourselves of the British has convinced the average citizen that any authority might be overturned, by the simple expedient of disobedience. The one authority to which this rule doesn’t seem to apply is one none of us can see or touch or hear, at least not directly.’ She looked at him blankly. ‘God, Persis.”
― Vaseem Khan, The Lost Man of Bombay

“Vera nods. “They are quite good. Maybe not amazing”
― Jesse Q. Sutanto, Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

“If only she could get a paying job, she might have money to spend for herself – but of course, that was out of the question. Even if she could take typing lessons and find a job as a typist in some respectable office, her mother would still have a fit of the vapours, and her dear papa would receive a very stiff note from his Bishop.”
― Faith Martin, Murder by Candlelight