Bombay Ice by Leslie Forbes

Bombay Ice by Leslie Forbes

A dazzling novel of murder and monsoons, of poison and seduction, of long-buried secrets and lethal betrayals.

Rosalind Benegal is a BC correspondent who has spent years distancing herself from surreal memories of a childhood spent in India. But lately, her long-lost sister, Miranda, has taken to sending Rosalind cryptic postcards all the way from Bombay. In swirling script, Miranda claims she's being followed by a eunuch. She alludes to her childhood fear of water. She hints that her husband may have murdered his first wife. Miranda's dizzying missives compel Rosalind to do what she would never do on her own.return to the land of her birth, to the country that still haunts her after twenty years abroad.

Part literary thriller, part eloquent meditation on everything from the secret art of alchemy to the hidden lives of gangsters, artists, con men, transvestites, and serial killers, Bombay Ice is rich with the heady atmosphere of India. It is an extraordinarily intelligent debut that captures the very essence of an exotic and fabled land.

Forbes, Leslie: -

Leslie Forbes has worked in London as a writer, artist, and broadcaster for over twenty years. She is the author of award-winning travel books, including the worldwide bestseller A Table in Tuscany (Italy's Barbi-Colombini prize winner for the best book on the food and culture of Italy), and the presenter of many celebrated BBC radio series, several based in Italy. Her first novel, the international bestseller Bombay Ice, was published in 1998 to huge acclaim, as was her second, Fish, Blood & Bone, which was nominated for the Orange Prize.

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ISBN 13	9780553380477
ISBN 10	0553380478
Title	Bombay Ice
Author	Leslie Forbes
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1999-06-01
Number of pages	416
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