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Synopsis
India, the 1940s: a time of political turmoil and violence; a country on the verge of its tryst with destiny. Ross Monroe is a boxer, a Catholic and an Anglo-Indian. Throughout his youth, Ross is sustained by a single dream: to box his way to Olympic victory -- until a devastating betrayal by an Englishman sends him into exile, and an obsession which will change his life for ever.
In present-day England, Owen Monroe, aspiring novelist, is writing the story of his father's life in an attempt to avoid confronting the problems in his own. But family chronicle turns to amateur sleuthing when a chance discovery provides a clue to the whereabouts of his father's long-lost enemy. The quest that follows takes Owen through the secrets of the Monroe past and into a love affair he could never have thought possible. . .
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"A vigorous roman ghee, reminiscent at turns of Vikram Seth, Zadie Smith and Douglas Coupland." -- Kirkus Reviews
"He is a major writer" -- The Independent on Sunday
[A] sprawling, ambitious work.it loops back and forth through history with remarkable lucidity. ultimately very moving.' -- Alfred Hickling, The Guardian
"An appallingly intelligent writer" -- The Guardian
"A vigorous roman ? ghee, reminiscent at turns of Vikram Seth, Zadie Smith and Douglas Coupland."--Kirkus Reviews
'Richly satisfying. Duncan manages to fuse racial and personal dislocation beautifully in this long, seductive narrative....A terrific yarn.'--The Independent on Sunday
"He is a major writer"--The Independent on Sunday
"An appallingly intelligent writer"--The Guardian
"Duncan's polished, merciless, and frequently hilarious prose supplies a trove of pleasures all its own."--Publishers Weekly
Superb...Perhaps this book will finally bring him the mainstream recognition he deserves.--Arena
About the Author
Glen Duncan is the critically-acclaimed author of six previous novels, including I, Lucifer and The Bloodstone Papers. He was the first of his Anglo-Indian family to be born in Britain. He lives in South London.
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster Ltd
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0743295439
- ISBN 13 9780743295437
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages416
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Trade Paperback. 405 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Simon & Schuster, UK, 2006. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This story is set in India, 1946. Ross Monroe is a boxer, a Catholic, an Anglo-Indian - part of the race that runs the administrative side of the Empire for the English. Light enough in skin to join the RAF during the war, after being demobbed he took up a post in the Indian railway, all the while knowing that boxing would take him to the next Olympics, and then to England and a career as a professional. Until a man called Skinner robs him first of his money, in a scam in the marketplace, and then of his identity, in the ring. In England, 2005, Owen Monroe thinks he has a lead on where Skinner is now - a novel he's found which tells the story of a young boxer, a Catholic, an Anglo-Indian, who works for the railways. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN/EAN: 9780743295437. Inventory No: 24101028. Seller Inventory # 24101028
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