A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

A Suitable Boy by Vikram SethVikram Seth's novel is, at its core, a love story: Lata and her mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra, are both trying to findthrough love or through exacting maternal appraisala suitable boy for Lata to marry. Set in the early 1950s, in an India newly independent and struggling through a time of crisis, A Suitable Boy takes us into the richly imagined world of four large extended families and spins a compulsively readable tale of their lives and loves. A sweeping

featuring gorgeous two-color artwork

the book takes readers on an inspiring spiritual journey to find their true and deepest self and reach the ultimate in personal growth and spirituality: the discovery of truth and light

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the ceiling of her New York apartment literally crumbles on her

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