The international bestseller from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author
‘Ghosh has established himself as one of the finest prose writers of his generation’ Financial Times
‘A lyrical and mesmerising mythic quest story’SUNDAY EXPRESS
‘Extravagantly beautiful writing’ADELAIDE ADVERTISER
‘Unputdownable’SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
‘Written with love, told with joy’ Fredrik Backman, author of A Man Called Ove
‘Wise and captivating’ People Magazine
‘Absolutely exceptional. So beautifully written, with precision and wisdom and real emotional acuity … A remarkable achievement’ STEPHEN KELMAN, author of Pigeon English
‘The writing glows with emotional intelligence. This atmospheric debut…had me sniffing copiously’ Daily Mail
‘An absorbing story of a world in transition’ JM Coetzee
‘A Doctor Zhivago for the Far East’ The Independent
A powerful novel of love and war, righteousness and redemption, and the triumph of the human spirit.
‘Disturbing and heartfelt’ THE TIMES
‘A moving, compassionate and impressive first-novel which fans of The Kite Runner will love’ DAILY MAIL
Two strong women. Two cultures. One unifying cause: survival.
‘An absorbing story of a world in transition’ J. M. Coetzee
‘A Doctor Zhivago for the Far East’ The Independent
