Summary
A sequence of stories about the curious characters passing through an Indian riverside community.
This captivating and enchanting novel tells the story of a retired bureaucrat who has escaped the world to spend his twilight years running a guest-house on the banks of the country’s holiest river, the Narmada. But he has chosen the wrong place for peace and quiet: too many lives converge here and he meets a series of unusual characters, including a privileged young executive bewitched b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099515944 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099515946 |
| Author: | Gita Mehta |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2007 |
| Weight: | 202g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
This book is a delight
This book is a delight * Time Out *
I have a feeling, indeed a hope, that A River Sutra will become a classic, revered and enjoyed by young and old * Daily Telegraph *
Superb, profound, apparently effortless storytelling * Independent on Sunday *
A life enhancing gem of a book * Observer *
Enchanting…sometimes comic, sometimes tragic and always filled with insights * New York Times Book Review *
Mehta writes magnificently * Miami Herald *
Gita Mehta
Gita Mehta is the author of:
- Karma Cola
- Raj: A Novel
- Snakes and Ladders
- Eternal Ganesha
- Raj
- A River Sutra
She lives in New York, London, and India.
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