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The inheritance of loss
Title:
The inheritance of loss
Publication Information:
[S.l. : s.n.], c2006.
Physical Description:
10 books in a canvas bag ; 37 x 15 cm. + 1 folder.
General Note:
Imprint may vary.

A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title and a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical information, and reading lists to assist book group discussion leaders.
Summary:
In a crumbling, isolated house at the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas lives an embittered judge who wants only to retire in peace, when his orphaned granddaughter, Sai, arrives on his doorstep. The judge's cook watches over her distractedly, for his thoughts are often on his son, Biju, who is hopscotching from one gritty New York restaurant to another. Kiran Desai's novel is a story of joy and despair. Her characters face numerous choices that illuminate the consequences of colonialism as it collides with the modern world.
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