A Suitable Boy (Volume 1)

A NOVEL FOR LOVERS OF INDIAN CULTURE Through the saga of a mother searching for a suitable match for her daughter, Vikram Seth recreates life in post-colonial India, a country trying to unite different religions and languages under a single national identity. In this first volume, we are introduced to four families that illustrate Indian society at the time: the elitist Kapoors, the eccentric and intellectual Chatterjis, the traditional Khans, and the urbane Mehras. It is in this setting that Lata must choose her future husband. Suitors present themselves, but only one of them will marry the young woman—for love or by maternal persuasion. • A Suitable Boy, considered one of the greatest works in the English language, won the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the WH Smith Literary Award. • “This novel, so vast and filled with lovable characters, is a book that deserves millions of suitable readers.” – The Guardian • “Vikram Seth is the finest writer of his generation.” – The Times