A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth

A new edition to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of this award-winning, critically acclaimed bestseller Vikram Seth\'s novel is at its core 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. Set in post-Independence India and involving the lives of four large families and those who orbit them, it is also a vast panoramic exploration of a whole continent at a crucial hour as a sixth of the world\'s population faces its first great General Election and the chance to map its own destiny.