Deepa Anappara

Vintage Lead Debut. When kids go missing in an Indian slum, nine-year-old Jai takes matters into his own hands—an irresistible child narrator to captivate the literary/commercial market. Anappara creates an endearing and highly engaging narrator to navigate us through the dark underbelly of modern India — Observer I love this book...I just fell into it — Tayari Jones We children...

In the mid-nineteenth century, the mountainous kingdom of Tibet is closed to outsiders. As European powers scramble for global dominance, this only increases the allure of this mysterious territory.Two of those looking to undertake the treacherous journey across Tibet are Balram, an Indian schoolteacher, and Katherine, a fifty-year-old British explorer. He is hired as a guide to an ambitious British...

In the mid-nineteenth century, the mountainous kingdom of Tibet is closed to outsiders. As European powers scramble for global dominance, this only increases the allure of this mysterious territory. Two of those looking to undertake the treacherous journey across Tibet are Balram, an Indian schoolteacher, and Katherine, a fifty-year-old British explorer. He is hired as a guide to an ambitious...