SHAMBALA JUNCTION by Dipika Mukherjee ( 9781910798393 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

SHAMBALA JUNCTION

By:

Dipika Mukherjee

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

1910798398

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9781910798393

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Publisher:

AURORA METRO PUBLICATIONS

Pub. date:

1 December, 2016

Pages:

260

Description:

An American woman gets stranded in a rural outpost in India and discovers who she is and what she cares about while recovering the lost babyof a local family . Winner of The Viginia Prize for Fiction and previously shortlisted for the Radio First Chapter Story Competition Will appeal to lovers of Indian-themed novels and films

Synopsis:

Iris, an American, is visiting India for the first time with her fiancee and not enjoying the trip. When she steps down from the train at Shambala Junction to buy a bottle of water, little does she know that her life will radically change. Stranded at the small town, she becomes involved in a local stall-holder's battle to recover a lost child - one which is about to be sold to a rich Westerner. Fighting corruption and bureaucracy for the sake of the child, she discovers not only herself - but friendship, courage and a love of India in all its colorful contradictions.

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Aurora Metro Books

Prizes:

Winner of Virginia Prize for Fiction 2016

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