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A Suitable Boy
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A Suitable Boy

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Vikram Seth’s novel is at its core a love story, the tale of Lata - and her mother’s attempts to find her a suitable husband, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal.

Set in post-Independence India and involving the lives of four large families and those who orbit them, it is also a vast panoramic exploration of a whole continent at a crucial hour as a sixth of the world’s population faces its first great General Election and the chance to map its own destiny.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Country
United Kingdom
Date
12 November 2013
Pages
1504
ISBN
9781780227894

Vikram Seth’s novel is at its core a love story, the tale of Lata - and her mother’s attempts to find her a suitable husband, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal.

Set in post-Independence India and involving the lives of four large families and those who orbit them, it is also a vast panoramic exploration of a whole continent at a crucial hour as a sixth of the world’s population faces its first great General Election and the chance to map its own destiny.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Country
United Kingdom
Date
12 November 2013
Pages
1504
ISBN
9781780227894

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