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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Edition: 1st
Publisher: John Murray
Published: 22 Apr 1993

ISBN 10: 0719551897
ISBN 13: 9780719551895
Book Overview: This novel explores the intricacies and dangers of love and commitment, describing the lifelong and complex bond between a pair of first cousins. Angel is dark and plain, a composer of childish verse - spellbound by her wild and seductive cousin Lara, who expresses herself in freeform dance.

Author Bio
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was born in Germany of Polish parents and came to England in 1939 at the age of twelve. She graduated from Queen Mary College, London University, and married an architect. They lived in Delhi from 1951 to 1975. Since then they have divided their time between Delhi, New York and London.