The Pleasure Seekers by Tishani Doshi
A sparkling debut about family, belonging and the binding power of love Longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2011
'This is a captivating, delightful novelI was totally engaged by Tishani Doshi's people and by their world, and the language often rises - when speaking of the great matters, life, death, and above all love - to powerful metaphorical heights' * Salman Rushdie *
‘Brimming with tender humour ... the novel dances its people across barriers of race and nation' * Independent *
‘Intensely charming ... a seductive and lovable novel: it is about pleasure sought and, more importantly, pleasure found' * Guardian *
‘Cross-cultural love story that spans three decades . . . Laced with charm, and instantly familiar, this is top drawer comfort reading' * Financial Times *
‘Brimming with tender humour ... the novel dances its people across barriers of race and nation' * Independent *
‘Intensely charming ... a seductive and lovable novel: it is about pleasure sought and, more importantly, pleasure found' * Guardian *
‘Cross-cultural love story that spans three decades . . . Laced with charm, and instantly familiar, this is top drawer comfort reading' * Financial Times *
Tishani Doshi is a poet and dancer based in Madras, India. Her first collection of poetry, Countries of the Body, won the Forward Poetry Prize for best first collection in 2006. The Pleasure Seekers is her first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781408809839 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408809834 |
| Title | The Pleasure Seekers |
| Author | Tishani Doshi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2011-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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