Chasing The Monsoon

An original, wonderfully entertaining and convincing account of an ambitious and unusual journey in pursuit of the monsoon, all the way up the Indian subcontinent.

‘Altogether an endearing, liquid discovery of India. In a genre that is ephemeral, this book is likely to survive because of its brilliance and its insight into how the monsoon makes India…’
—Economic Times

‘Alexander Frater’s book is a wonderful amalgum of the beauty, strength, untamed power, frightening ferocity and the gentleness of the monsoon rains that nourish our lives and the life of our nation…’
—Financial Express

‘It ranks with James Cameron’s Indian Summer as a potential classic of travel-writing on India.’
—India Today

‘What is so good about Frater’s writing is how believable he has made … India … Here’s a writer India and Indian readers would welcome again and again.’
—Indian Review of Books

‘Frater, the modern day Marco Polo, has managed to uncover the subcontinent’s love-hate relationship with the monsoon. A travelogue is refreshing as a downpour after a long spell.’
—Aside

‘Indians will read the book with profit and learn more about their country.’
—Sunday

‘A travelogue that is as amusing as it is informative.’
—Indian Express

‘Mr Frater has produced an uncommonly reliable (book).’
—Independent