by KiranDesai (Author)
At the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas, lives an embittered old judge who wants nothing more than to retire in peace. But with the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, Sai, and his cook's son trying to stay a step ahead of US immigration services, this is far from easy. When a Nepalese insurgency threatens Sai's blossoming romance with her handsome tutor they are forced to consider their colliding interests. The judge must revisit his past, his own journey and his role in this grasping world of conflicting desires every moment holding out the possibility for hope or betrayal.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Published: 31 Aug 2006
ISBN 10: 0241143489
ISBN 13: 9780241143483
Prizes: Winner of Booker Prize for Fiction 2006. Shortlisted for Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007 and British Book Awards: Writer of the Year 2007.