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Small Days and Nights

Small Days and Nights

by TishaniDoshi (Author)

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    Hardcover 2019

    $3.23
Synopsis

A captivating and original story of family, of the ties that bind and the secrets we bury, set against the vivid and evocative backdrop of modern India Escaping her failing marriage, Grace has returned to Pondicherry to cremate her mother. Once there, she finds herself heir to an inheritance she could not have expected - a property on the beaches of Madras, and a sister she never knew she had: Lucia, who was born with Downs Syndrome and has spent her life in a residential facility. Grace sets up a new and precarious life along the coast of Madras, with Lucia, the village housekeeper Mallika, the drily witty Auntie Kavitha and an ever-multiplying litter of puppies. But Grace's attempts to play house prove first a struggle, then a strain, as she discovers the chaos, tenderness, fury and bewilderment of life with Lucia. Luminous, funny, surprising and heartbreaking, Small Days and Nights is the story of a woman caught in a moment of transformation, and the sacrifices we make to forge lives that have meaning.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 272
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Circus
Published: 18 Apr 2019
ISBN 10: 1526603756
ISBN 13: 9781526603753
Book Overview: A captivating and original story of family, of the ties that bind and the secrets we bury, set against the vivid and evocative backdrop of modern India

Media Reviews
Praise for The Pleasure Seekers: 'This is a captivating, delightful novel. I was totally engaged by Tishani Doshi's people and by their world, and the language often rises - when speaking of the great matters, life, death, and above all love - to powerful metaphorical heights -- Salman Rushdie
Brimming with tender humour ... the novel dances its people across barriers of race and nation * Independent *
Intensely charming ... a seductive and lovable novel: it is about pleasure sought and, more importantly, pleasure found * Guardian *
Laced with charm, and instantly familiar, this is top drawer comfort reading * Financial Times *
Author Bio
Tishani Doshi was born in Chennai. She has published seven books of poetry and fiction. Her essays, poems and short stories have been widely anthologized. She is also the recipient of an Eric Gregory Award for Poetry, winner of the All-India Poetry Competition, and her first book, Countries of the Body, won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection in 2006. Her debut novel, The Pleasure Seekers, was shortlisted for the Hindu Literary Prize and long-listed for the Orange Prize and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. She lives in Tamil Nadu.