The beautiful, spoiled and bored Olivia, married to a civil servant, outrages society in the tiny, suffocating town of Satipur by eloping with an Indian prince. Fifty years later, her step-granddaughter goes back to the heat, the dust and the squalor of the bazaars to solve the enigma of Olivia's scandal. 'A superb book. A complex story line, handled with dazzling assurance ...moving and profound. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala has not only written a love story, she has also exposed the soul and nerve ends of a fascinating and compelling country. This is a book of cool, controlled brilliance. It is a jewel to be treasured' THE TIMES
By:
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Imprint: Abacus Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 197mm,
Width: 130mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 140g ISBN:9780349000138 ISBN 10: 0349000131 Pages: 192 Publication Date:29 November 2011 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is an award-winning screen writer and novelist
