Set against the backdrop of a small hill town called Shillong in Indias northeast, Lunatic in my Head is a beautifully lyrical novel about three lives in limbo.
Eight-year-old Sophie Das has decided she is adopted. What other explanation can there be for the growing chasm between herself and her parents? And yet, she cant wait to meet the baby growing in her mothers belly.
Aman Moondy is despairing about the Indian Administrative Service exams he is sitting for the second time. The only thing keeping this Pink Floyd obsessive sane is the Happening he is planning and his love for the beautiful Concordella.
Firdaus Ansari lectures in English Literature at the local university while struggling with her MPhil on Jane Austen. But how do you teach The Old Man and the Sea when youve never even seen the sea? For Sophie, Aman and Firdaus, real life begins elsewhere. But will they ever be able to leave the strangely comforting confines of Shillong? And what if elsewhere is not the solution to their restlessness?
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Lunatic In My Head
$29.95 – Paperback / Hunter Publishers
Set against the backdrop of a small Indian hill town called Shillong, this title is a beautiful lyrical novel about three lives in limbo. A compelling debut by a major new talent, will appeal to readers of Arundhati Roy. Buy or find out more→