By Sukant Deepak

January 15, 2023 (IANSlife) HarperCollins on January 17, India will release novelist Shobhaa Dé's autobiography, "Insatiable: My Hunger for Life," in honour of her 75th birthday. This book, which was written in her honest way, is a reflection on life and a celebration of it. It is told via stories and anecdotes about some of India's most popular foods, celebrations, traditions, and her travels. The author discusses a wide range of subjects, including ageing, advice for younger ladies, travelling alone, and some of the best-kept culinary secrets of famous people like painters, actors, and musicians.

Talking about the book, Shobhaa Dé says, ‘Insatiable is a celebration of life in all its complexities and with all the fault lines. It’s about pleasure, joy, loss, abundance, and opulence of possibility. I wrote it spontaneously in a playful, irreverent mood to chronicle and mark a significant birthday. It’s an authentic, honest, and intimate representation of my far-from-conventional life, my deeply invested relationship with people, with food, with the unexpected, with crazy, emotional family celebrations, besides the affectionate recollections of the tumultuous friendships that have enriched and challenged every moment over 75 years! Don’t stop me now!’

Trisha Bora, Senior Commissioning Editor at HarperCollins India, says, ‘I am thrilled to be publishing one of India’s most beloved writers – someone whom I have admired through the years. Insatiable is different – it is as light as a well-made soufflé, bubbling like a glass of champagne and profound like the days before the monsoon. Shobhaa takes us into her home, to the chatter around her dining table and kitchen, her travels, and her engagements with her friends and family. You won’t be able to stop reading this incredible book.”

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