The acclaimed author of }The Calcutta Chromosone{ and }The Shadow Lines{ has garnered comparisons with a }Suitable Boy{ for this exotic, epic saga, centred around the British occupation of Burma. A distinctive voice, polished and profound }Times Literary Supplement{ The International Bestseller from the Man Booker Prize shortlisted author ‘An absorbing story of a world in transition’ J. M. Coetzee 'A Doctor Zhivago for the Far East' The Independent
