- Paperback: 424 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (Oct 14 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0002005697
- ISBN-13: 978-0002005692
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,153,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Drawing on the real-life murder of an Indian playboy in 1950s Bombay, first-novelist Sinha examines the effects of the past on a mild-mannered London bookseller, Bhalu, whose encounter with a childhood friend, Phoebe, at his mother's funeral rekindles questions about what prompted their parents to leave India. Jumping between the past--as reconstructed through the journals of Phoebe's mother--and the growing crisis in Bhalu's marriage, the novel slowly, hypnotically, unravels the story of a hidden crime, lost in the wake of the playboy's murder, a crime that could hold the answers to all Bhalu and Phoebe's lingering questions. Life in Bombay, in the present and in the years following India's emancipation, is evoked in a rainstorm of sensual detail, as Bhalu and Phoebe attempt to solve the decades-old mystery and, simultaneously, make sense of their feelings for one another. Sinha sometimes seems to lose control of her many-tentacled story, but the reader's interest is held by the simmering passions and the vivid atmospherics. A most promising debut, even if the author's reach slightly exceeds his grasp. Bill Ott
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
“A boisterous, unpredictable whirl of a novel . . . [an] ambitious tale.” (Entertainment Weekly, Grade A- )
“A masterfully told story . . . a stylish, page-turning debut.” (Kirkus Reviews )
“Sinha is an elegant writer, and his novel twinkles with genial intelligence.” (The Observer )
“An absorbing and strange story.” (New York Times Book Review on The Cybergypsies ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
“A masterfully told story . . . a stylish, page-turning debut.” (Kirkus Reviews )
“Sinha is an elegant writer, and his novel twinkles with genial intelligence.” (The Observer )
“An absorbing and strange story.” (New York Times Book Review on The Cybergypsies ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Amazing Novel, Nov 3 2010
By Alen Balja - Published on Amazon.com
After I read Animal's People by the same author I was very intrigued by his other work. So I picked up this book. It is not the same book as Animal's People, in fact it is very different reading experience, but it is made of the same material. There is a black comedy, horror, documentary, love story and a murder mystery all in one package.
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Love, Doubt, Betrayal. Void., Nov 7 2003
By A E Goss - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Death of Mr.Love (Hardcover)
One death, long ago, stains the innocence of the present with the pus of ancient corruption. It is a search for truth, rather than revenge, that drives the story, but it proves to be a truth that brings no release.India is evoked with astonishing richness and depth, while remaing a backdrop for the characters, who are vivid and rounded, but always with more to reveal as the dream draws them on.
I read this book some months ago, but it haunts me still.
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