India

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143458609Author Sri MFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint PenguinPublisher Penguin Random House IndiaDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 10mm

Ahalya Ghai and her younger sister Sita are as close as sisters can be. But when a tsunami rips through their village on India's Coromandel coast, their home is swept away, and the sisters are the sole survivors of their family. Destitute, their only...

A rebellious yet human portrait of India's bustling Bombay, as told by one of the greatest Urdu writers of the last century: Saadat Hasan Manto. 'The undisputed master of the modern Indian short story' Salman Rushdie, ObserverIn the 1930s and 40s, Bombay...

"The most realistic and reliable papers for CEM" Surita De Mulder, 11+ tutor, Reading Prepare for the CEM 11+ tests with confidence with these authentic multiple-choice papers covering Verbal Reasoning, key English skills,...

The Kassims are a traditional Indian Muslim family, living in Southern Rhodesia in the 1950s and 60s, where they enjoy a wealth of new opportunities but are held down by white racism and are torn apart by their own changing values.Kulsum wants her...

India, 1992. The country is ablaze with riots. In Lucknow, ten-year-old Shubhankar witnesses a terrible act of mob violence that will alter the course of his life: one to which his family turn a blind eye.As he approaches adulthood, Shabby focuses on the...

Rabindranath Tagore published his first volume of poetry at the age of thirteen. He went on to become a towering figure in Bengali and world literature.Tagore was remarkably productive over his long life; his complete works fill 32 large volumes and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062474070Author Amita TrasiFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint HarperCollins IndiaPublisher HarperCollins IndiaDimensions(mm) 203mm * 134mm * 134mm

WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR'If you buy one literary novel this year, make sure it's this' THE TIMES'The Romantics looks to Flaubert's Sentimental Education, to E.M. Forster, to Turgenev. But it is the product of a distinctive and sharp...

By the author of Black Narcissus and The Diddakoi comes the moving tale of Dark Invader, a powerful racehorse. '[Godden's] distinctive, poised and unsentimental books have never lost a shred of their almost hypnotic appeal' ROSIE THOMAS, GUARDIAN 'One of...

AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL FOR 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD'A joy to read, a full universe of feeling, an effortless page-turner by a born storyteller' Max Porter, author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers'Devastating...

BOOK FOUR OF THE RAJ QUARTETThe British Raj in India is in its final days. But the fall of the Empire is both the end of one era and the beginning of another. For the Hindus and Muslims, the political reality signals inevitable post-war recriminations...

'A writer of great subtlety and intelligence, who understands that emotional power comes from the steady accretion of detail' Kamila Shamsie, Guardian'She writes elegantly and intelligently whatever the subject matter' Francesca Angelini, The Times'A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646221738Author Sindya BhanooFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint CatapultPublisher Catapult

Gita Mehta's captivating and enchanting novel tells the story of a retired beurocrat who has escaped the world to spend his twilight years running a guest-house on the banks of the country's holiest river, the Narmada. But he has chosen the wrong place...

A darkly funny, sharply observed, and deeply moving novel about the surprises and struggles of life in contemporary Delhi _____________________ 'A beautiful novel exploring tensions in modern India' OBSERVER 'Confirms Anjum Hasan as one of the most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789356993822Author Rakhshanda JalilFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Harper PerennialPublisher HarperCollins IndiaDimensions(mm) 220mm * 140mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641294669Author Siddhartha DebFormat HardbackPage Count 458Imprint Soho PressPublisher Soho Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143448471Author Geetanjali ShreeFormat PaperbackPage Count 696Imprint PenguinPublisher Penguin Random House IndiaWeight(grams) 599gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

'A writer of great subtlety and intelligence, who understands that emotional power comes from the steady accretion of detail' Kamila Shamsie, Guardian'She writes elegantly and intelligently whatever the subject matter' Francesca Angelini, The Times'A...

My Rainbow Unicorn Garden is packed full of fun things to make and do! Created with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the UK's leading gardening charity, this amazing book is bursting with crafts and activities perfect for children. It's time to get...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143452645Author Radha ChakravartyFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint PenguinPublisher Penguin Random House IndiaWeight(grams) 102gDimensions(mm) 198mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685890438Author Mirza WaheedFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House Publishing

Best known for his immensely popular Feluda mysteries and the adventures of Professor Shonku, Satyajit Ray was also one of the most skilful short-story writers of his generation. Ray's short stories often explore the macabre and the supernatural,...

This book offers a comprehensive sociolinguistic overview of the linguistic situation in Japan. Contemporary Japan displays rich linguistic diversity, particularly in urban areas, but the true extent of this diversity has often been overlooked. The...

Introduction to Mechanics of Solid Materials is concerned with the deformation, flow, and fracture of solid materials. This textbook offers a unified presentation of the major concepts in Solid Mechanics for junior/senior-level undergraduate students in...

Following a survey of the biblical and classical background, Wisdom in Christian Tradition offers a detailed exploration of the theme of wisdom in patristic, Byzantine, and medieval theology, up to and including Gregory Palamas and Thomas Aquinas in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781469142234Author Jen PFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Xlibris CorporationPublisher Xlibris CorporationWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398434066Author Chris ArmstrongFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

Set in the Andaman Islands over the course of oppressive imperial regimes, The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali is a complex, gripping homage to those omitted from the collective memory. Nomi and Zee are Local Borns-their father a convict...