First published in 1948, Nothing but the Night marked the auspicious beginning of John Williams career as a novelista career that would go on to include the classics Stoner and the National Book Awardwinning Augustus. In the person of Arthur Maxley, Williams investigates the terror and the waywardness of a...
A Suitable Boy is Vikram Seth's epic love story set in India. Funny and tragic, with engaging, brilliantly observed characters, it is as close as you can get to Dickens for the twentieth century. The story unfolds through four middle class families - the Mehras, Kappoors, Khans and Chatterjis. Lata Mehra, a university student, is under pressure from...