{"product_id":"9781780227894-a-suitable-boy-latest-edition","title":"A Suitable Boy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE CLASSIC BESTSELLER AND MAJOR BBC DRAMA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 20th-anniversary edition of the bestselling novel by Vikram Seth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow a major BBC drama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AND MODERN CLASSIC: NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A phenomenon, a prodigy, a marvel'\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA modern classic, this epic tale of families, romance and political intrigue, set in India, never loses its power to delight and enchant readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt its core, \u003ci\u003eA Suitable Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is a love story: the tale of Lata - and her mother's - attempts to find her a suitable husband, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal. At the same time, it is the story of India, newly independent and struggling through a time of crisis as a sixth of the world's population faces its first great general election and the chance to map its own destiny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Seth is the best writer of his generation'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Fiction on a grand scale. By the time you reach the last page you will have absorbed a splendid story, full of the tangle and perfume of India'\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe greatness of the novel, its unassailable truthfulness, owes less to research than to imagination, an instinctive knowledge of the human heart'\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'You should make time for it. It will keep you company for the rest of your life' \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31854987411553,"sku":"9781780227894","price":21.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28077319.jpg?v=1722325271","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781780227894-a-suitable-boy-latest-edition","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}