Inheritance of Loss Paperback by Kiran Desai

Product Details

• Publisher: Penguin Canada (2007-09-18)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 336 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780143055716
• Item Weight: 294.84 grams
• Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.24 x 0.88 cm

In the northeastern Himalayas, at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga, in a crumbling isolated house, there lives a cantankerous old judge who wants nothing more than to retire in peace. But with the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, Sai, and the son of his chatty cook trying to stay a step ahead of U.S. immigration, this is far from easy. When a Nepalese insurgency threatens the blossoming romance between Sai and her handsome tutor, they are forced to consider their colliding interests. And the judge must revisit his own journey and his role in a world of conflicting desires—every moment holding out the possibility of hope or betrayal.

About the Author

KIRAN DESAI is the author of the bestselling novels Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard and The Inheritance of Loss, which won both the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Born in India, she came to the US when she was sixteen and now lives in New York City.