The Caretaker
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The Caretaker  (English, Paperback, Ahmad A. X.)

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    • Language: English
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India
    • Genre: Fiction
    • ISBN: 9789350299968, 9350299968
    • Pages: 300
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    A compelling thriller that introduces a new hero for our times: Ranjit Singh, former captain in the Indian Army, illegal immigrant in the heart of white America and caretaker to the rich and famous. ne harsh winter, Ranjit illegally moves his family into an empty, luxurious vacation home belonging to an African-OAmerican Senator. Ensconced in the house, he tries to forget his brief affair with Anna, the Senator's wife, and focuses on providing for his family. But one night, their idyll is shattered when mysterious armed men break into the house, searching for an antique porcelain doll. Forced to flee, Ranjit is hunted by unknown forces and gets drawn into the Senator's shadowy world. To save his family and solve the mystery of the doll, he must join forces with Anna, who has her own dark secrets. As he battles to save his family, Ranjit's painful past resurfaces and he must finally confront the hidden event that destroyed his career in the Army and forced him to leave India. Tightly plotted, action-packed, smart and surprisingly moving, The Caretaker takes us from the desperate world of migrant workers to the elite African-American community of Martha's Vineyard and a secret high-altitude war between India and Pakistan.
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    • A.X. Ahmad was raised in India, educated at Vassar College and M.I.T. and has worked as an international architect. As Amin Ahmad, his short stories and essays on immigrant life have been published in The Missouri Review, The Harvard Review, The New England Review, Narrative Magazine and The Good Men Project. He was a finalist for Glimmertrain's Short Story Award and his work been listed in Best American Essays. He lives in Washington, D.C, where he teaches writing.
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    • 47 mm
    Height
    • 203 mm
    Length
    • 254 mm
    Weight
    • 258 gr
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    Desi Pacey Thriller

    A well written thriller with a fairly simple yet absorbing plot. The caretaker is the tale of a protagonist trying to look after his family in a land and in conditions that are foreign. While he finds himself in a scenario that is neither of his making nor his choice, his early life army experiences and a strong spiritual foundation, give him the strength and calm to carry on.
    Multiple layers in a plot often lead to confusion, but A.X. Ahmad has delicately moved from one layer to another with...
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    A detailed book and a page turner..Loved it..

    The debut novel, The Caretaker, by A.X. Ahmad starts on the high altitudes of the Siachen Glacier where Captain Ranjit Singh is leading his team of five on a covert operation into a gray zone with practically no information except a set of coordinates.

    "This mission stinks, sir. We've been walking three days to reach a set of coordinates. Why couldn't they tell us what our target is?"
    "This is how it's done these days, Sergeant. They dream up up these missions down in New Delhi, and we do th...
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