|
|
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant ListingsIf you cannot find what you want on this page, then please use our search feature to search all our listings. Click on Title to view full description
|
|
|
1 |
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant The Last Song of Dusk
Phoenix mass market p/bk September 2, 20 0-7538-1820-5 / 9780753818206 Paperback NF
At the end of his debut novel The Last Song of Dusk, self-styled Bombaywall ah Siddharth Shanghvi lists the artists to whom he owes a "debt of music": Bach and Elgar jostle with John Barry and Dido. An equally eclectic and une xpected range of melodies play key roles in this magical, moving tale of lo ve, friendship and dark desire. Anuradha--the latest in a family line of females gifted with magical songs arrives in Bombay to test the sensitivity of her betrothed, Dr Vardhmaan Ga ndharva. Passing his test in the nick of time, the newlyweds enjoy an exten ded honeymoon, spending sultry evenings on their bedroom balcony listening to music and waltzing in tune with their hearts. Their passion for one anot her protects them from the harsh realities of life, until a stormy night th reatens to wrench them apart. Returning to her family in Udaipur, Anuradha meets the feline orphan Nandini, who has an extraordinary gift for painting her subject's souls and an insatiable appetite for Yeats, a hunger that will one day rise up to haunt her. Back in Bombay the love-worn couple and the precocious artist move into a house and friendships are forged both true and false and the words of Anuradha's mother "in this life, there is no mercy" ring through their lives and those around them. With a gift for epic story-telling akin to Rushdie and Marquez--Siddharth Shanghvi's stunning debut is full of promise. His lyrical prose skilfully blends magical references with stark realism. The Last Song of Dusk is a wise and intuitive novel about the many and varied ways in which human beings love, live and forgive, told with humour, passion and great unde
Price:
650.00 JPY
|
|
Add to Shopping Cart |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Aldringhambooks.co.uk
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Alexthefatdawg.co.uk
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on C-books.co.uk
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Classicfirsteditions.com
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Coloradosusedbookstore.com
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Fatcitybookstore.com
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Havercroftbooks.com
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Maydaybooks.com
| Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Montclairbookcenter.com
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Mrmlonline.com
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Ozzbooks.com.au
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Pribooks.com
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Ryanbooksnyc.com
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Sanctumbooks.com
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Stillwaterbooks.co.uk
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Thebooksend.com
| Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Thebooktree.co.uk
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Thriftybooks.com
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Turnthepagebooks.com
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Used.orcabooks.com
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Yesteryearbooks.co.uk
Shanghvi, Siddharth Dhanvant on Youronlinebookstore.com
|
|
|
