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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Grove Pr
Publication date
August 28, 2006
Pages
357
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780802142818
ISBN-10
0802142818
Dimensions
1 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
Original list price
$14.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In a crumbling house in the remote northeastern Himalayas, an embittered, elderly judge finds his peaceful retirement turned upside down by the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, Sai, but their world--and Sai's romance with her handsome Nepali tutor--is threatened by a Nepalese insurgency. By the author of Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
from Atlantic Monthly Pr (January 9, 2006)
9780871139290 | details & prices | 324 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $24.00
About: In a crumbling house in the remote northeastern Himalayas, an embittered, elderly judge finds his peaceful retirement turned upside down by the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, Sai.
About: In a crumbling house in the remote northeastern Himalayas, an embittered, elderly judge finds his peaceful retirement turned upside down by the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, Sai.
Paperback
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (May 16, 2008)
9781597227568 | details & prices | 593 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.36 lbs | List price $25.95
About: In the foothills of the Himalayas sits a once grand, now crumbling house - home to three people and a dog.
About: In the foothills of the Himalayas sits a once grand, now crumbling house - home to three people and a dog.
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Grove Pr (August 28, 2006)
9780802142818 | details & prices | 357 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $14.95
About: In a crumbling house in the remote northeastern Himalayas, an embittered, elderly judge finds his peaceful retirement turned upside down by the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, Sai.
About: In a crumbling house in the remote northeastern Himalayas, an embittered, elderly judge finds his peaceful retirement turned upside down by the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, Sai.
CD/Spoken Word
With Meera Simhan (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Penguin/Highbridge (April 5, 2007)
9780143142300 | details & prices | 5.25 × 5.75 × 1.75 in. | 0.62 lbs | List price $39.95
About: In a crumbling house in the remote northeastern Himalayas, an embittered, elderly judge finds his peaceful retirement turned upside down by the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, Sai.
About: In a crumbling house in the remote northeastern Himalayas, an embittered, elderly judge finds his peaceful retirement turned upside down by the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, Sai.
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