Akhil Sharma: FAMILY LIFE [2015] paperback Condition:Good Robert McCrum

Robert McCrum

When he came of age he was not the leader his father had been

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The tale seems to begin with buried treasure and then turns into an unprecedented historical detective story - a modern Grail quest leading back through cryptically coded parchments

You will not want to put this down - Laini Taylor

Akhil Sharma: FAMILY LIFE [2015] paperback Condition:Good Robert McCrumWINNER OF THE 2016 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD WINNER OF THE FOLIO PRIZE 2015 For eight year old Ajay and his older brother Birju, life in Dehli in the late 1970s follows a comfortable, predictable routine: bathing on the roof, queuing for milk, playing cricket in the street. Yet, everything changes when their father finds a job in America a land of carpets and elevators, swimsuits and hot water on tap. Life is exciting for the two brothers as