Mostly Ghostly Stories

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I paused and sighed. That’s how Subhadra Sen Gupta’s bio note ends, and even though I never knew or even met her, that line right there warms me up. And even if she cannot reply now, her words stay alive through all the wonderful books she’s written.

Mostly Ghostly Stories is a fun, pacy collection of six stories. The stories span across time – from one set in Vijayanagar during Krishna Deva Raya’s rule to another set in the age of the internet and social media. And no, even though they are all ghost stories, they aren’t horror stories. They’re stories of witches with a sense of humour, ghosts with the ability to solve mysteries and grumpy spirits who insist that some rules about food cannot be broken. The title of the collection is important too: they are mostly ghostly stories. There’s a good dose of unexplained talents as well, like the ability to smell evil and sadness, and the power to create nightmares and make you imagine all things fantastical.

What a fun collection it is! I thoroughly enjoyed it.