Three time-traveling historians marooned in World War II England discover small discrepancies in the historical record that indicate, contrary to the beliefs of time-travel theory, that one or all of them may have affected the past and changed the outcome of the war.
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...