The Scent of Pepper

The novel follows Nanji, who marries into the influential Kaleyanda family. Against the backdrop of coffee and pepper plantations and British rule, the family faces personal conflicts, changing political ideas and the gradual transformation of their traditional way of life.

Kavery Nambisan is an Indian novelist and surgeon. She has written several novels published by Penguin India and has also written about healthcare and literature

Nanji enters the powerful Kaleyanda household as a young bride and gradually becomes an essential part of the family. As the years pass, personal relationships, political changes and the arrival of modern ideas challenge the family's traditional way of life. Set among the plantations and landscapes of Coorg, the novel portrays family, love, tradition, colonialism and social change through several generations.