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The narrative, alternately measured and hectic, enfolds assassinations and passionate affairs, exorcisms and beggars' banquets--all are incorporated into a rich weave. Davidar's models are often stories from India's great epics, but (along with the tracking of tigers) the fascination of the everyday is never overlooked, from making a perfect cup of tea to whipping up a flavoursome biryani. Behind the struggles of the protagonists, we are shown the various strategies Mahatma Gandhi and Winston Churchill used in their battles, and we see how the English memsahibs played their part in the downfall of the Raj. The mangoes of India, a key image in the novel, suggest the heady, ripe taste of this baggy, engrossing and thoroughly individual novel.--Barry Forshaw
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