A rich, teeming, involving epic of war, famine, love and culture-clash in imperial Calcutta during World War Two - Joshi is 'The brand new experience after Rushdie: a megashow, Russian in size, Indian in soul' (India Today)
'Beautifully written'DAILY MAIL'Heady, sensually described, deeply felt'GUARDIAN'A maximalist epic that grabs you by the collar'THE STATESMAN'Riotously audacious and entertaining - cinematic, jazzlike, a humdinger of a novel' KAMILA SHAMSIE