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A Suitable Boy

by: Vikram Seth (author)

Format: paperback

ISBN: 9781780227894 (1780227892)

Publish date: November 7th 2012

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Pages no: 535

Edition language: English

Category:

Classics, Novels, Literature, Cultural, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Asian Literature, Indian Literature, Asia

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Quite the Wondering Selection rated it

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Not too bad. Liked seeing the modern view on arranged marriages, and characters fighting those traditions.

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Reader! Reader! rated it

2 years ago

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The story of just over 1 year in the lives of 4 interconnected families: the Mehras, the Kapoors, the Chatterjis, and the Khans. Taking place largely around Brahmpur, India, but also in Pahapore, Calcutta, and rural areas between the cities. Mrs Rupa Mehra is determined to find a suitable boy to mar...

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Merle rated it

4 years ago

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This book was such a treat, I am sorry to be finished with it. Yes, it’s longer than War and Peace, but that doesn’t mean it’s drawn-out or dull; it’s simply that the book presents a sprawling tapestry of life in India in the 1950’s, starring several families and with many intersecting plots and sub...

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