Tomb of Sand A Novel

Geetanjali Shree, Daisy Rockwell

eBook - 2023

WINNER OF THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE"A triumph of literature."—Financial Times"Echoes of James Joyce, Jorge Luis Borges, Isabel Allende and Leo Tolstoy. . . . An enchanting ride."—BookPage"A breath of fresh air."—GuardianA playful, feminist, and utterly original epic set in contemporary northern India, about a family and the inimitable octogenarian matriarch at its heart."A tale tells itself. It can be complete, but also incomplete, the way all tales are. This particular tale has a border and women who come and go as they please. Once you've got women and a border, a story can write itself . . ."Eighty-year-old Ma slips into a deep depression after the death of her husband. Despite... her family's cajoling, she refuses to leave her bed. Her responsible eldest son, Bade, and dutiful, Reebok-sporting daughter-in-law, Bahu, attend... more