House of Caravans A Novel by Shilpi Suneja (Hardback Book)

Name: House of Caravans A Novel by Shilpi Suneja (Hardback Book)
Brand: Milkweed Editions

Milkweed Editions

A sweeping and richly evocative debut novel of a family bound by memory and legacy, love and loss, and a homeland forever changed.\nLahore, British India. 1943. As resentment of colonial rule grows, so do acts of rebellion. Seduced by idealistic visions, at seventeen Chhote Nanu is imprisoned for planting a bomb on behalf of the resistance, leaving his brother Barre to fight for his freedom. But Chhote is consumed not by thoughts of family and liberation, but by the beautiful half-English woman he met before his arrest. Who was she really, and who was the child with her?\nKanpur, India. 2002. Karan Khati is studying in the States when his younger sister, Ila, informs him that their grandfather Barre Nanu has died, and asks that he return home. When he arrives, he finds their estranged mother\n\nHouse of Caravans\nA Novel\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: the price advertised is ;