[6] Saraswati Park told the story of Mohan Karekar, a pensive letter-writer, whose monotonous life undergoes several changes after his gay 19-year-old nephew moves in with him.
Sameer Rahim of The Telegraph wrote in his review that Joseph's writing was "well crafted and the images, when they succeed, feel spot-on".
The novel tells the story of Leela Ghosh, a middle-class Bengali girl dealing with friendship, love and betrayal as she travels through Paris, London and Mumbai.
"[15] Arifa Akbar reviewed the book for The Independent, saying that out of all Joseph's novels this is the "most satisfying and accomplished, speaking its wisdom in whispers".
[16] Joseph's fourth novel, Keeping in Touch, published first in India in 2021, is a story of dysfunctional love, and a lightbulb with unusual properties.