A River Sutra

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2007
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Gita Mehta's captivating and enchanting novel tells the story of a retired beurocrat who has escaped the world to spend his twilight years running a guest-house on the banks of the country's holiest river, the Narmada. But he has chosen the wrong place for peace and quiet: too many lives converge here and he meets a series of unusual characters including a privileged young executive bewitched by a mysterious lover; a novice Jain monk moving from opulence to poverty; and a woman with a golden voice and a broken heart. As the beurocrat moves from story to story he ponders the meaning of each tale and the potent belief and the dark secrets which the river hides within her.

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Gita Mehta's captivating and enchanting novel tells the story of a retired beurocrat who has escaped the world to spend his twilight years running a guest-house on the banks of the country's holiest river, the Narmada. But he has chosen the wrong place for peace and quiet: too many lives converge here and he meets a series of unusual characters including a privileged young executive bewitched by a mysterious lover; a novice Jain monk moving from opulence to poverty; and a woman with a golden voice and a broken heart. As the beurocrat moves from story to story he ponders the meaning of each tale and the potent belief and the dark secrets which the river hides within her.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 03 May 2007
ISBN 10: 0099515946
ISBN 13: 9780099515944
Book Overview: A sequence of stories about the curious characters passing through an Indian riverside community by the bestselling author of Raj.

Media Reviews

This book is a delight * Time Out *
I have a feeling, indeed a hope, that A River Sutra will become a classic, revered and enjoyed by young and old * Daily Telegraph *
Superb, profound, apparently effortless storytelling * Independent on Sunday *
A life enhancing gem of a book * Observer *
Enchanting...sometimes comic, sometimes tragic and always filled with insights * New York Times Book Review *

Author Bio

Gita Mehta is the author of three works of non-ficiton, Karma Cola, Raj: A Novel, Snakes and Ladders and Eternal Ganesha, and two works of fiction, Raj and A River Sutra. She lives in New York, London and India.