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A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth · Booklabria

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A Suitable Boy

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First published: 1993
Editions: 24 in 2 languages

Synopsis

The tale of Lata's and her mother's attempts to find a suitable boy, through love or through maternal appraisal. Set in post-independence India and involving the lives of four families, it is also an explanation of a whole continent faced with its first great General Election.

Subjects: History
Romance
Romans
India
India in fiction
Indian literature
Set in: India
Time: 1947-

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24 in 2 languages

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