Cover Hall of Shame

2006 October 19

You might think Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet by children’s author Kashmira Sheth has the most clichéd South Asian fiction cover ever:

Mummy is always complaining about how difficult it will be to find Jeeta a good husband, with her dark skin and sharp tongue… Jeeta realizes that she must strike a balance between independence and duty and follow her own path. [Link]

Turns out it’s actually not as bad as Venkat McStereotypewalla’s Hullabaloo in the Spicy Cardamom Lychee Tree.

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