Description
Author(s): Desai, Kiran
High in the Himalayas sits a dilapidated mansion, home to three people, each dreaming of another time. The judge, broken by a world too messy for justice, is haunted by his past. His orphaned granddaughter has fallen in love with her handsome tutor, and the cook's heart is with his son, working far away in a New York restaurant. Meanwhile, around the house swirl the forces of revolution and change . . .
About the author:
Kiran Desai was born in India in 1971, and was educated in India, in England, and the United States. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard and The Inheritance of Loss.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9780141399362
Audience: General/trade
Language: English
Number of Pages: 324
Publication Date: 20100628
Publisher: Penguin UK
Product Form: Paperback / softback
Dimensions (LxWxH): 179 mm110 mm26 mm
Weight: 188 gr