Two Lives
$37.44
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
25 September 2006
Summary
TWO LIVES tells the remarkable story of Seth’s great uncle and aunt. His great uncle Shanti left India for medical school in Berlin in the 1930s and lodged with a German Jewish family. In the household was a daughter, Henny, who urged her mother ‘not to take the blackie’. But a friendship developed and each managed to leave Germany and found their way to Britain as the Nazis rose to power. Shanti joined the army and lost his right arm at the battle of Monte Cassino, while Henny (whose family …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349117980 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349117985 |
| Author: | Vikram Seth |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 25 September 2006 |
| Weight: | 364g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 45mm |
| Series: | Abacus |
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Written as an act of love and duty it is a testament to his modesty and familial affection.
This is an accomplished and profoundly moving work - DAILY TELEGRAPH
Written as an act of love and duty it is a testament to his modesty and familial affection. - SUNDAT TIMESA fascinating and honest read. - TRIBUNESeth is a thorough biographer, but his considerable narrative skill is as evident here as it is in his fiction… One of the beauties of TWO LIVES is that it transcends its subject matter, becoming a celebration of endurance, a recognition of all lives pun - SUNDAY BUSINESS POSTAbout The Author
Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth was born in India. He was educated there and in England, China and the USA. He has written great books in every genre: verse novel (THE GOLDEN GATE); travel book (FROM HEAVEN LAKE winner Thomas Cook Travel Book Award); epic masterpiece (A SUITABLE BOY).
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