An entrancing coming of age tale, Cherry Ice captures the end of an era characterised by its elegance and style.
It's the story of Ella, a young girl who travels across the Atlantic in the Queen Mary, the largest, most beautiful ship in the world, during the summer of 1964. Ella is on her way to New York to see the father she barely remembers. She's left behind her beloved mother in London. All three experience a sea change in the four days of Ella's crossing - whether it be love, discovery or plain old sea-sickness ...
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...
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