Heat And Dust
| Author | : Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
| Publisher | : Hachette UK |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2011-10-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780748129881 |
| ISBN-13 | : 074812988X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (88X Downloads) |
Download or read book Heat And Dust written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-10-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
