Burnt Sugar is a visceral novel set in Pune, India about Antara, a married woman trying to reckon with the trauma of her past. In particular her fraught relationship with her mother, Tara, whose descent into Alzheimer's disease means that she doesn't remember neglecting Antara through her childhood. This is a subtlely alluring story that makes for more thoughtful reading. I felt indifferent to the story at times (during the really quotidien bits) but I loved the artistry of the writing and the complexity of the characters.