{"product_id":"9781804253519","title":"Mists and Monsoons","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublishing November 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new collection of poetry from Bashabi Fraser is rooted in the swirling mists of Scotland and the drenching monsoons of India, taking inspiration from the sites that raise wonder and awe. The poems bring together Fraser’s reflections on colonialism, literary culture and identity, encompassing continents and reaching beyond to transnational responses. Rich in imagery and deeply reflective, each verse invites readers to discover how two seemingly distant worlds can speak the same emotional language.\u003cbr\u003eThis collection will appeal to readers who love poetry inspired by place, culture, and the natural world. It is ideal for anyone with a connection to Scotland or India, as well as those who enjoy thoughtful, lyrical writing that explores identity, travel, heritage, and the shared experiences that unite people across cultures. Whether you are an avid poetry reader or simply seeking moments of reflection and beauty, these poems offer a journey that resonates long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHabitat\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: black;\"\u003eBashabi Fraser’s timely new collection, Habitat, speaks with an acute awareness of the richness of our world and of the perils that increasingly confront it. A great gallery of birds, trees, cats and people, in landscapes of her two countries, India and Scotland, are vividly present here in poems of many shapes, all full of a love that is both fearful and full of hope.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: black;\"\u003ePETER FRANCE \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: black;\"\u003eA warm and passionate hymn to the richness of the planet, from the Arctic to Arthur's Seat, Glasgow to Kolkata, lamenting the losses of nature in our time but exulting in human relationships, journeys and ‘the call of home’.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: black;\"\u003eRUTH PADEL \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: black;\"\u003eI headed straight for the birds – well, that was the idea, but I got waylaid by the Prologue and the Foreword, particularly those fireflies dancing to a subtle rhythm and rhyme scheme, scattering ‘our suppressed thoughts’. So I left the river to its ‘churning burial ground of eternal oblivion’ only to find that the first bird to speak is caged and full of righteous anger, and then that it submits its freedom to serve a caged human.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: black;\"\u003eThese poems come tumbling out of a copious basket. Observation is sharp and there is much humanity and positivity. They speak straight to you. That’s why I like them so much. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: black;\"\u003eJOHN PURSER \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: black;\"\u003eIn these dark days for the planet, what shines through Bashabi’s work is a deep love for family and friends, for humanity at large and the natural world. Spiritual at their core, the poems celebrate our oneness, sing their song of hope. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: black;\"\u003eALAN SPENCE \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ql-align-justify\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: black;\"\u003eOne of the effects of the climate crisis has been the vitality of a poetry that is decidedly public-facing; a poetry whose urgency often dispenses with the page. The tensions behind such a development run through Habitat. The core of the collection may be found in personal encounters, but its ‘argument’ extends far beyond that. The ‘habitat’ – the community of which Bashabi Fraser writes – encompasses all living things. It is a book rich in praise, but also freighted with warning. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: black;\"\u003eTOM POW \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/5573\/7238\/files\/BASHABI_FRASER.png?v=1719400419\" alt=\"Photo of author Bashabi Fraser\" style=\"margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: left;\"\u003eBASHABI FRASER was born in West Bengal in India. Living a multicultural and colourful life, Bashabi divides her life between the two countries she loves most – India and Britain. After living in London, Bashabi returned to India to attend a convent boarding school on the Himalayas where she was threatened with expulsion after breaking all possible rules! Happily this threat never came to fruition and with a PhD in English Literature, she is now an associate lecturer in English Literature for the Open University and a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Centre for South Asian Studies at Edinburgh University. She travels widely working as a poet, attending councils and conferences around the world and has written for many publications, has two collections of poems in print and has been included in a number of anthologies. Bashabi has also written children’s stories and is writing a shadow puppet play and a book on the Bengal Partition and is a classical Indian dancer and choreographer. She now lives in Edinburgh with her husband and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;\" data-page-width=\"418\" data-page-height=\"640\"\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9781906307950\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Luath Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":55597124518264,"sku":"9781804253939","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/5573\/7238\/files\/MistsandMonsoons.png?v=1783327321","url":"https:\/\/luath.co.uk\/products\/9781804253519","provider":"Luath Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}