Mehar, a young bride in rural 1929 Punjab, is trying to discover the identity of her new husband. She and her sisters-in-law, married to three brothers in a single ceremony, spend their days hard at work in the family's 'china room', sequestered from contact with the men. When Mehar develops a theory as to which of them is hers, a passion is ignited that will put more than one life at risk.Spiralling around Mehar's story is that of a young man who in 1999 travels from England to the now-deserted farm, its 'china room' locked and barred. In enforced flight from the traumas of his adolescence - his experiences of addiction, racism, and estrangement from the culture of his birth - he spends a summer in painful contemplation and recovery, before finally finding the strength to return 'home'.
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ISBN | 9781911215868 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | FICTION / Political, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, FICTION / Literary, Historical fiction, 20th Century, India, England, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Politics, Relating to British Asian people, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Punjab, Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | Random House UK |
Jahr | 2021 |
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