In a crumbling, isolated house at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga lives and embittered judge who wants only to retire in peace from a world he has found too messy for justice, when his orphaned granddaughter, Sai, arrives n his doorstep. Te judge’s cook watches over her distractedly, for his thoughts are claimed by his son, Biju, who is hopscotching from one gritty New York restaurant to another on an elusive search for a green card.

When an Indian-Nepali insurgency in the mountains interrupts Sai’s romance with her Nepali tutor, and causes their lives to descend into chaos, they are forced to consider their colliding interests. The cook witnesses the hierarchy being overturned and discarded. And the judge must revisit his past, and his own journey and role in their intertwining histories.

This majestic novel of our busy, grasping times illuminates the consequences of colonialism and global conflicts of religion, race and nationalism.

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Imprint	Penguin Books Ltd
Awards	The Man Booker Prize Winner
Award Year	2006

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Read to get sleepy

It is no doubt a good book. But yes, it isn't really a page turner. In fact at times, it drags on and on and you just want it to end, this happens in the middle phrase. The idea behind the book is good but the portrayal can at times give you a headache. This isn't one of the books that make you go "Ahh..wow..I really read a good book!" once you finish reading it, and neither does it make you wish it never ended. You're gonna be glad it ended.

Prajoyeeta Kashyap

Sep, 2013

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Great Ending

Its got very good english and very old style writing. the book is a pure pleasure to read. the starting is slow and rustic but then the book builds pace and is very very good. its one of the best books by an indian author and really will hold its own. vivid descriptions.

catch a beautiful interview with the author here on world book club by the bbc if youre unsure about buying the book! the book is pure awesomeness btw!

Raghuraman Rangarajan

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Nov, 2011

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Nothing to say...

I am just speechless after reading this book. And the reception of Man-Booker Award speaks for itself. Only I would like to quote the comment by India Today- "A delightful original book, a triumph of the storyteller's art, nuanced, and even worthy of the most overworked term: luminous."

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Cash on delivery, Packing, Delivery time. All 5 on 5 star.

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Feb, 2012

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Super!

Nice just go for it

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Nov, 2019

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the inheritance of loss by Kiran Desai

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Mar, 2014

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Decent product

Anita Desai is not an Indian, always remember. Actually this sort of people always tends to became an English keeping themselves to making English people happy. Novel is good but not for everyone.

Sanjay Kumar tiwari

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Jun, 2018

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Worth the money

Quality product - pages , backcover 👍🏻

Aradhana Minz

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Sep, 2021

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Epitome of melancholy summed up in a book

A great style of writing, superb vocab. Excellent characters and backdrop. Everything is nice about the book apart from the fact that this book will be in your mind for several days together making you feel depressed and sad for a long time. Well, such is the power in the writing by Kiran Desai.

Shilpi Dutta

Jun, 2013

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Just wow!

Good book, must read..

Amrita Chattaraj

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May, 2021

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Decent product

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