Anita Desai

Anita Desai is a magnificent writer - Salman Rushdie Every new work from her is a gift - Kamila Shamsie Rosarita is transcendent . . . a testament to Desai's enduring genius as a writer - The Guardian Tantalising - Financial Times From three times Booker-shortlisted author Anita Desai, Rosarita is a beautiful, haunting novel that explores memory, grief, and...

Embark on a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Anita Desai, a master observer of human connection, in this poignant novella about family, female oppression, and unexpected freedoms. Vivid and alive, this powerful novella about one woman's belated rebellion against the powers that be is Anita Desai at her finest. Nanda Kaul retreats to a quiet house in the hills, determined to live...

Re-issue of this Guardian Award-winning title in the A Puffin Book series. A story of survival set in a small fishing village near Bombay. The Village by the Sea follows Lila and Hari, aged 13 and 12, as they struggle to keep the family, including their two young sisters, going when their mother is ill and their father is usually...