A Suitable Boy

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.

First sentence: 'You too will marry a boy I choose,' said Mrs Rupa Mehra firmly to her younger daughter.

Year

1993

Language

English

Publisher

Harper Perennial

Editions

18

Reader rating

4.6 / 5 (13)

Pages

1488

ISBN

9780060925000

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