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The Inheritance of Loss (Paperback)
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Short Description for The Inheritance of LossIn foothills of Himalayas sits a house - home to three people and a dog. There is retired judge dreaming of colonial yesterdays; his orphaned granddaughter Sai who has fallen for her tutor; the cook, whose son writes untruthful letters; and judge's dog. This book shows how new world is clashing with old, and future offers both hope and betrayal.
Full description- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Published: 01 June 2009
- Format: Paperback 336 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780141027289 ISBN 10: 0141027282
- Sales rank: 12,162
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Full description for The Inheritance of Loss
In the foothills of the Himalayas sits a once grand, now crumbling house - home to three people and a dog. There is the retired judge dreaming of colonial yesterdays; his orphaned granddaughter Sai who has fallen for her clever maths tutor; the cook, whose son Biju writes untruthful letters home from New York City; and Mutt, the judge's beloved dog. Around the house swirls mountain mist - but also the forces of revolution and change. For a new world is clashing with the old, and the future offers both hope and betrayal ...
