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A brilliantly woven tale...clever and often funny. -- Candis Magazine
An enticing debut by a much-vaunted young novelist. -- The Glasgow Herald
With a verve for the colour of life...this book surprises with its underlying wisdom. -- Good Housekeeping
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An enticing debut by a much-vaunted young novelist. -- The Glasgow Herald
With a verve for the colour of life...this book surprises with its underlying wisdom. -- Good Housekeeping
Sensuous generational novel about a Sikh mother whose secret past corrodes her life with tragic consequences for all - by a 29 year old first time author.
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- PublisherDoubleday
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0385611420
- ISBN 13 9780385611428
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages400
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