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| Deliverance a novel |
| Gauri Deshpande's formidable reputation precedes her … In Deliverance we see the (sometimes self-flagellating) clarity of Gauri Deshpande's vision and her skills as a storyteller in the contrivances of craft that she adopts to suit the pacy form of the novella. |
| — Deccan Herald, March 2011 |
| Effortlessly powerful writing …Shashi Deshpande's effective grasp of what Gauri had intended to convey and her adroitness at expressing the same in a very simple yet thought-provoking manner, make Deliverance a must-read at least once, if not several times over. |
| — The Hindu,, March 6, 2011 |
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