An unforgettable journey...

Set in 70s suburban London, the hardware store is the apple of Mr Gupta's eye, and he craves Englishness as much as his wife, Meera, opposes it. She longs for home, India, although the issue of home becomes more complex as time goes on. Just where is it, and once uprooted can one ever truly belong anywhere? Chandu and Babita have their own battles to fight, and together the four become bound to a destiny over which they have little control...

By writing bird's-eye observations of people's lives and believing that the minutiae, the small things that occur often without note, are equally as important and life changing as huge catastrophic events, Karla sets out with passion and skill to bring them to light. Tugging at every known emotion, the reader is transported both around the world and through time, to share and be a part of something that will never be forgotten.

About the Author
A. K. Karla is a pseudonym of B. A. Cibulskas. Mr Gupta's Hardware Store is the first novel in her world fiction series which also includes The House of Rani Kapur, Harish Hope and the Earls of Wishanger Hall, and The Fortune Teller of Delhi. Born in England to refugee and economic migrants, she studied at the University of Bristol where she was awarded a doctorate in Narrative and Life Story Research. Her working life is split between writing and as a clinical psychotherapist in the mental health sector. She also writes European fiction under her own name and psychological fiction under the pseudonym Jack Duval.


Book Information
ISBN 9781838594732
Author A. K. Karla
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Matador
Publisher Troubador Publishing