Set in the Catholic neighbourhood of Orlem in suburban Bombay of the 70s, the book is a scathing commentary on the local Roman Catholic community, its idiosyncrasies and hypocrisies, and religion. But for the Goan, Mangalorean and East-Indian residents of Obrigado Mansion, life is anything but a party. Pereira rips apart the popular image of the Roman Catholic community as one of bon vivants and liberated women, and exposes its superficiality. Death is all-pervasive in Gods and Ends, opening as it does with the mysterious events surrounding Jude Sequeira’s death. Gods and Ends; Lindsay Pereira, Vintage Books, ₹599The Mumbai-based writer is the author of several books including the novel, Wanderers, All.

Source: The Hindu May 08, 2021 10:30 UTC