'Jasoda is as compelling and powerful as Nagarkar's other novels but uniquely itself in the gut-wrenching story it tells of the sordid uses of power the suffering it causes and the human spirit that rises above it.' -- Nayantara Sahgal

'Nagarkar's storytelling genius takes us into the abyss of poverty and patriarchy -- source of both inspiration and shame. Jasoda's brutal but transformative journey is the foil to counterfeit historical grandeur. With empathy turned to prose of pure steel Nagarkar paints a modern Indian heroine.' -- Mitali Saran

'A novel that stops your breath and doesn't let go until you get to the end. Jasoda: mother murderer or saint? You'll want to put her down. But she won't let you.' -- Manjula Padmanabhan

'No one can spin a yarn with such rollicking exuberance as Kiran Nagarkar and no one exposes contemporary India's dark underbelly in all its casual brutality like him. Jasoda is a tour-de-force of razor-sharp observation and profound compassion brilliantly realized.' --Ritu Menon