12 May 2026 – I Can Hear the Cuckoo – Kiran Sidhu

I Can Hear the Cuckoo is a quietly luminous novel. It explores themes of grief, solitude, and the natural world. Kiran Sidhu writes with great attentiveness, allowing landscape, seasons and daily rituals to shape the emotional life of the story.

At its heart, this is a novel about withdrawal and return. It explores what happens when someone steps away from society. It also delves into what they learn by listening closely to the world around them. Sidhu’s prose is restrained but deeply felt.

The land itself becomes a central presence, offering both solace and challenge. Animals, weather and silence are not decorative details but active forces in the narrator’s journey.

This book encourages patience and empathy, and it lends itself beautifully to thoughtful group discussions.

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