One Day by Ardashir Vakil

One Day by Ardashir Vakil

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Something has gone wrong with Ben's marriage to the enigmatic Priya. How has this couple come to this impasse in the middle of their lives? What are their dreams made of? What will happen to them? What has happened to London?

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One Day by Ardashir Vakil

A 24-hour journey into the lives and minds of Ben Tennyson and his imploding family. Something has gone wrong with Ben's marriage to the enigmatic Priya. How has this couple come to this impasse in the middle of their lives? What are their dreams made of? What will happen to them? What has happened to London? Ardashir Vakil paints an unforgettable picture of the fin de siecle in one of the great cities of the world. Ambitious, comic, innovative, and peopled with a cast of colourful characters and places, ONE DAY holds up a mirror to our lives, the city and the country we live in.
Ardashir Vakil was born in Bombay. His first novel, BEACH BOY, won a Betty Trask Award and was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.
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ISBN 13 9780241141328
ISBN 10 024114132X
Title One Day
Author Ardashir Vakil
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2003-02-06
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.