Small Days and Nights: A Novel

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, this brilliant novel is "a shattering study of disaffection and belonging" (Bidisha, Guardian).

Escaping her failing marriage in the United States, Grace Marisola has returned to Pondicherry to cremate her mother. Once there, she receives an unexpected inheritance—a house on the beaches of Madras—and discovers an older sister she never knew she had: Lucia, who has spent her life in a residential facility. Grace's attempts to leave her old self behind prove first a struggle, then a strain, as she discovers the chaos, tenderness, fury, and bewilderment of life with Lucia.
1131335881
Small Days and Nights: A Novel

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, this brilliant novel is "a shattering study of disaffection and belonging" (Bidisha, Guardian).

Escaping her failing marriage in the United States, Grace Marisola has returned to Pondicherry to cremate her mother. Once there, she receives an unexpected inheritance—a house on the beaches of Madras—and discovers an older sister she never knew she had: Lucia, who has spent her life in a residential facility. Grace's attempts to leave her old self behind prove first a struggle, then a strain, as she discovers the chaos, tenderness, fury, and bewilderment of life with Lucia.
2.99 In Stock
Small Days and Nights: A Novel

Small Days and Nights: A Novel

by Tishani Doshi
Small Days and Nights: A Novel

Small Days and Nights: A Novel

by Tishani Doshi

eBook

$2.99  $17.99 Save 83% Current price is $2.99, Original price is $17.99. You Save 83%.

Available on Compatible NOOK devices, the free NOOK App and in My Digital Library.
WANT A NOOK?  Explore Now

Related collections and offers

LEND ME® See Details

Overview

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, this brilliant novel is "a shattering study of disaffection and belonging" (Bidisha, Guardian).

Escaping her failing marriage in the United States, Grace Marisola has returned to Pondicherry to cremate her mother. Once there, she receives an unexpected inheritance—a house on the beaches of Madras—and discovers an older sister she never knew she had: Lucia, who has spent her life in a residential facility. Grace's attempts to leave her old self behind prove first a struggle, then a strain, as she discovers the chaos, tenderness, fury, and bewilderment of life with Lucia.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781324005247
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date: 04/25/2025
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 265
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Award-winning poet, dancer, and novelist Tishani Doshi lives in Tamil Nadu. Her debut novel, The Pleasure Seekers, was longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and Small Days and Nights was named an Irish Times Book of the Year 2019.
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews