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Notes From Your Bookseller
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Unfolding like a river from a stream, this multi-layered tale explores fate, ancestral bonds, family secrets and the complexities of Indian nationalism with beautiful prose.
As a holy river miraculously returns, seven lives change course in this masterpiece debut by a rising literary star.
"Inventive and polyphonic. Johal’s novel explores a wide range of ideas and locations."—The New York Times Book Review
Centuries ago, the myths say, the holy river Saraswati flowed through what is now Northern India. But when Satnam arrives in his ancestral village for his grandmother's funeral, he is astonished to find water in the long-dry well behind her house. The discover...
"Inventive and polyphonic. Johal’s novel explores a wide range of ideas and locations."—The New York Times Book Review
Centuries ago, the myths say, the holy river Saraswati flowed through what is now Northern India. But when Satnam arrives in his ancestral village for his grandmother's funeral, he is astonished to find water in the long-dry well behind her house. The discover...