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In the foothills of the Himalayas sits a once grand, now crumbling house - home to three people and a dog. There is the retired judge dreaming of colonial yesterdays; his orphaned granddaughter Sai who has fallen for her clever maths tutor; the cook whose son Biju writes untruthful letters home from New York City; and Mutt, whose bark is worse than her bite.
Around the house swirls mountain mist - but also the forces of revolution and change. For a new world is clashing with the old, and the future offers both hope and betrayal..
Trade review
At the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas, an embittered old judge's life is changed by the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, Sai. A Nepalese insurgency threatens her romance with her tutor, and the judge must revisit his past and his role in this grasping world of conflicting desires. A brilliant, bittersweet family saga and a powerful reflection of modern times, which won last year's Man Booker Prize, and was book of the year for a range of newspapers. 'Affecting and endearing, full of laughter and tears' "Independent"
Synopsis
In foothills of Himalayas sits a house - home to three people and a dog. There is retired judge dreaming of colonial yesterdays; his orphaned granddaughter Sai who has fallen for her tutor; the cook, whose son writes untruthful letters; and judge's dog. This book shows how new world is clashing with old, and future offers both hope and betrayal.
