false 14942255 871369 95186 0802142818 9780802142818 1540 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175487005m/95186.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175487005s/95186.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95186.The_Inheritance_of_Loss 3.24 7820 The Inheritance of Loss heralds Kiran Desai as one of our most insightful novelists. She illuminates the pain of exile and the ambiguities of postcolonialism with a tapestry of colorful characters: an embittered old judge; Sai, his sixteen-year-old orphaned granddaughter; a chatty cook; and the cook’s son, Biju, who is hopscotching from one miserable New York restaurant to another, trying to stay a step ahead of the INS. When a Nepalese insurgency in the mountains threatens Sai’s new-sprung romance with her handsome tutor, their lives descend into chaos. The cook witnesses India’s hierarchy being overturned and discarded. The judge revisits his past and his role in Sai and Biju’s intertwining lives. A story of depth and emotion, hilarity and imagination, The Inheritance of Loss tells a story of love, family, and loss.</div>]]> 31428 3.25 8800 1756 1999 0 0 false Fri Feb 08 16:41:17 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 16:41:34 -0800 2008