25¢ A CUP: Finding Paris in India

The depictive photographs and descriptive passages in 25¢ A CUP: Finding Paris in India by Brian Thomas provide an intimate look at everyday life in different parts of Calcutta, something tourists don’t get with the average travelogue. Among the paragraphs of fiction and nonfiction interlaced with the author’s personal photographs, the tale features real characters, personal struggles, and a look at life as it happens, thereby giving readers a glance at Indian culture while also opening their minds to some realities of Asian life.