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The Mumbai Chuzzlewits
- Written by: Ayeesha Menon
- Narrated by: Roshan Seth
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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Award-winning writer Ayeesha Menon's reworking of Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit is set amongst the Catholic community in modern-day Mumbai. Convinced his relatives are after his money, Martin Chuzzlewit, a wealthy old landlord, has adopted orphan girl Mary as his carer with the understanding she will be housed and fed as long as he lives - but on his death, she will inherit nothing. But when his grandson Mickey falls in love and wishes to marry Mary, Martin's plans are thrown into disarray.
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QUIRKY TALE
- By LILUBEAR on 16-08-20
- The Mumbai Chuzzlewits
- Written by: Ayeesha Menon
- Narrated by: Roshan Seth
QUIRKY TALE
Reviewed: 16-08-20
I first heard this on BBC Radio 4, living
in the UK & wanted to listen to it again since moving to Mumbai.
I found it quirky, engaging & cleverly narrated. It holds an equal measure of Indianism along with the feeling of a Dickens novel.

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The Last Boy to Fall in Love
- Written by: Durjoy Datta
- Narrated by: Sikandar Kher, Rasika Dugal
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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A virus has wiped out the entire world’s population. Two survivors in Delhi - a boy named Amartya and a girl named Erika - are left to fend for themselves. When they first meet, it seems like this love was meant to be. However, there’s more to their chance encounter than meets the eye. They are both hiding secrets, and one of these secrets might be too much for this relationship to bear. Their survival may hold the key to the future of humanity, but what does their own future hold?
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lot of unanswered concepts in the story
- By Amazon Customer on 11-12-18
- The Last Boy to Fall in Love
- Written by: Durjoy Datta
- Narrated by: Sikandar Kher, Rasika Dugal
A COVID LISTEN, IF EVER THERE WAS ONE.
Reviewed: 16-08-20
Sikandar Kher's voice captivates throughout; equal measure of masculine and sensitive. Excellently narrated by both.