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A moving, authentic, humane novel which raises fundamental questions about what it means to be kind in an unkind world' Guardian____________________________________________The Pizzeria Vesuvio looks like any other Italian restaurant in London - with a few small differences. The chefs who make the pizza fiorentinas are Sri Lankan, and half the kitchen staff are illegal immigrants. At the centre is Tuli, the restaurant's charismatic proprietor a...

2 Peg Ke Baad brings together 14 short stories that happened after 2 pegs, in aninebriated state. World's greatest stories are created when people are high -masterpieces are painted, universal truths are realised, models on billboards arebefriended, lovers are united, butts are kicked, confessions are made, andrelationships are sorted.The book started as a blog with people from across the world sharing theirstories, ideas, confessions and beli...

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Intelligent and heart-piercing - an exceptional novel about the Britain we live in, even if we choose not to see it' Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire'Enthralling as a thriller, yet also a beautiful human drama, and a serious enquiry into the possibility of goodness' Tessa Hadley____________________________________________The Pizzeria Vesuvio looks like any other Italian restaurant in London - with a few small differences. The chefs who make...

Rumi ha dieci anni, due mesi, tredici giorni, due ore, quaranta minuti e sei secondi. Le sue probabilità di tornare a casa da scuola in compagnia di John Kemble sono dello 0, 2 per cento, probabilità che si riducono di molto se si tiene conto degli orrendi vestiti assolutamente fuori moda che suo padre la costringe a indossare. I numeri fanno parte della vita di Rumi fin da quando lei aveva otto anni e durante un viaggio in India - paese dal q...

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Nikita Lalwani 2007 Man Booker Ödülüne aday gösterilen ve 2008de Desmond Elliot Yeni Edebiyat Ödülünü kazanan ilk romani Dahide deha, egitim, göcmenlik ve ebeveyn-cocuk iliskisini sorguluyor. Hindistandan Ingiltereye göc etmis bir anne ve babanin kizi olan Rumi Vasi hem etnik kökeni hem de dehasi nedeniyle cifte bir yabancilasmanin hüküm sürdügü bir hayati yasamaktadir. Ancak onu bu yalnizliga iten kültürel cevreden ziyade ailesinin uyguladigi...

With winsome innocence and a playful tone, poet Nikita Lalwani offers vivid glimpses into the turning of the seasons, the joy of hot chocolate on a frigid day, and a visit to Grandma's house. The journey begins with "Spring" and progresses through the other seasons with simple pairings of words to create a lovely mosaic of imagery which evokes nostalgia for one's childhood days-regardless of the reader's age. The poems delve into other t...

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Nikita Lalwani was born in Rajasthan and raised in Cardiff. She has written two novels previously, Gifted and The Village. Her first novel Gifted was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and won the Desmond Elliott Prize. She was also nominated for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year award. She lives in London.

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Rumi Vasi is 10 years, 2 months, 13 days, 2 hours, 42 minutes, and 6 seconds old. She's figured that the likelihood of her walking home from school with the boy she likes, John Kemble, is 0.2142, a probability severely reduced by the lacy dress and thick woolen tights her father, and Indian emigre, forces her to wear. Rumi is a gifted child, and her father, Mahesh, believes that strict discipline is the key to nurturing her genius if the famil...

Rumi, a gifted child of Indian migrs, struggles with the gaps between her cultural heritage and her adopted country, her intelligence and her navet, her innocent desires and her familys fierce expectations for her.

Rumi, a gifted child of Indian migrs, struggles with the gaps between her cultural heritage and her adopted country, her intelligence and her navet, her innocent desires and her familys fierce expectations for her.

Rumi is a gifted child. Her father, an Indian migr, believes that strict discipline is the key to nurturing her genius if the family is to make its mark on its adoptive country. Her familys intense expectations of her will prove a combustible formula as Rumi is thrust into the adult world before she has had time to grow up.