Still Lives

Publisher:
Speaking Tiger
| Author:
Reshma Ruia
| Language:
English
| Format:
Paperback
Publisher:
Speaking Tiger
Author:
Reshma Ruia
Language:
English
Format:
Paperback

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Young, handsome, and contemptuous of his father’s traditional ways, PK Malik leaves Bombay to start a new life in America. Stopping in Manchester to visit an old friend, he thinks he sees a business opportunity and decides to stay on. Now fifty-five, PK has fallen out of love with life. His business is struggling, and his wife Geeta is lonely, pining for the India she’s left behind. One day, PK crosses the path of Esther, the wife of his business competitor, and they launch into an affair conducted in shabby hotel rooms, with the fear of discovery forever hanging in the air. Still Lives is a tightly woven, haunting work that pulls apart the threads of a family and plays with notions of love, betrayal and belonging.

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Young, handsome, and contemptuous of his father’s traditional ways, PK Malik leaves Bombay to start a new life in America. Stopping in Manchester to visit an old friend, he thinks he sees a business opportunity and decides to stay on. Now fifty-five, PK has fallen out of love with life. His business is struggling, and his wife Geeta is lonely, pining for the India she’s left behind. One day, PK crosses the path of Esther, the wife of his business competitor, and they launch into an affair conducted in shabby hotel rooms, with the fear of discovery forever hanging in the air. Still Lives is a tightly woven, haunting work that pulls apart the threads of a family and plays with notions of love, betrayal and belonging.

About Author

Reshma Ruia is an award-winning author and poet. Her first novel, Something Black in the Lentil Soup, was described in the Sunday Times as ‘a gem of straight-faced comedy’. She has published a short story collection, Mrs Pinto Drives to Happiness, and a poetry collection, A Dinner Party in the Home Counties, and she has had work commissioned by the BBC. Born in India and brought up in Rome, her writing explores the preoccupations of those who possess a multiple sense of belonging.

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