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A glorious evocation of India and an incisive look at the issues of class, empire and women`s rights.
West meets East in a mysterious and atmospheric novel in which Sarla, a Londoner, spends the summer with her mother`s family in Daroga, India. She and her cousin Bina, who is quiet, studious and traditional, are very different indeed. When Sarla learns that Bina has a deep, dark secret“concerning her mother, a murder and bandits in the surrounding hills“she is determined to find out exactly what it is.
About the Author
Pratima Mitchell studied at the universities of Delhi, London and did a post- graduate year in a tiny hippie college in Vermont. She wrote her first book because a friend challenged her! It was Dadijan`s Carrot Halvah (Hamish Hamilton) published in 1986, the adventures of a family of Pakistani children. Since then she has had about 30 books published.ISBN
9781406308174
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Pages : 288
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