NONFICTION
Released: March 15, 2012
"An honest, conflicted glimpse of a country "still sorting through the contradictions of a rapid, and inevitably messy, transformation.""
Lively, anecdotal look at the people who have been vastly changed by the entrepreneurial explosion in India.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 6, 2012
"Gritty, gripping and often heartbreaking--an impressive piece of narrative nonfiction."
NONFICTION
Released: March 6, 2012
"At times a bit dense for the casual reader, but Eck's perseverance illuminates one of the world's most mysterious and multifaceted countries."
FICTION
Released: Feb. 14, 2012
"Gage beautifully describes the waters that evoke the transformative moments of Maya's journey. Yet Parvati, the curse-caster, remains mysteriously underdeveloped. A lovely read, but a missed opportunity to delve deeply into the superstitions that still lurk in our modern minds."
Can goddesses walk among us? Can an entire family really be cursed? Can a modern woman find her inner goddess?
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 7, 2012
"The best book yet written on India in the throes of a brutal transition."
In her debut, Pulitzer Prize–winning
New Yorker staff writer Boo creates an intimate, unforgettable portrait of India's urban poor.
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FICTION
Released: Dec. 6, 2011
"A deft exploration of the limits people place on themselves by trying to cling to the past."
The three protagonists in this trio of novellas struggle with fulfilling their desires while life in modern India speeds past them.
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