Synopsis
Written by the author of "Heat and Dust", for which she won the Booker Prize, this novel is set against the dream-like landscape of Manhattan in the recent past. The author explores the intricacies and dangers of love as she describes the lifelong bond between a pair of first cousins.
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This novel explores the intricacies and dangers of love and commitment, describing the lifelong and complex bond between a pair of first cousins. Angel is dark and plain, a composer of childish verse - spellbound by her wild and seductive cousin Lara, who expresses herself in freeform dance.
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was born in Germany of Polish parents and came to England in 1939 at the age of twelve. She graduated from Queen Mary College, London University, and married an architect. They lived in Delhi from 1951 to 1975. Since then they have divided their time between Delhi, New York and London.
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