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A passionate story of obsession, seduction, betrayal and loss set against the brilliantly drawn backdrop of India at the turn of the millennium.

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Tarun Tejpal has enjoyed a 20-year career as a highly influential senior journalist and publisher. He was the editor of both India Today and Outlook, India's premier news magazine. He has written for a number of international publications, including the Paris Review, the Guardian, the Financial Times and Prospect magazine. He lives in New Delhi.

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  • PublisherPicador
  • Publication date2012
  • ISBN 10 1447219589
  • ISBN 13 9781447219583
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  • Number of pages537
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