Kishwar Desai

Broschiertes Buch

Witness the Night

A Novel

Beschreibung

Winner of the Costa First Novel Award-a dazzling mystery that takes readers into the heart of India In a small town in northern India, a house still smolders from a devastating fire. Inside a young girl is found severely beaten and barely alive, along with the lifeless bodies of thirteen people. Inexplicably, the local police accuse the girl of the murders. But Simran Singh, an independent-minded, unconventional social worker, is convinced of the girl's innocence. As Simran goes against the authorities to seek out the truth, she discovers a terrifying web of deceit that will change her forever. Seamlessly weaving themes of sexism, police corruption, and infanticide, this captivating mystery plunges readers into the thrilling heart of modern India.

Autor

Kishwar Desai has worked in print and broadcast media as journalist scriptwriter TV anchor producer and the head of a TV channel in India. Her first book Darlingji: The True Love Story of Nargis and Sunil Dutt was published by HarperCollins India in 2007. Kishwar lives between London Delhi and Goa. This is her first novel and has won of the 2010 COSTA first novel award and was longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2009.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 277g
• ISBN-13: 9780143120971
• ISBN-10: 0143120972
• Artikelnr.: 34552150