
Leila
by Prayaag Akbar
Title:
Leila
Author:
Prayaag Akbar
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
272 pages
Publisher:
Faber and Faber Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780571341320
EAN:
9780571341320
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
338
Dimensions (mm):
128 x 196 x 17
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Shalini will never forget her daughter Leila's third birthday party: it was the last time she saw her alive. Sixteen years have passed and Shalini's life is unrecognizable. Her husband gone: beaten and dragged from their home the night Leila disappeared. Shalini, once privileged, is now disgraced. She trawls the streets desperate to discover where Leila now lives - if she lives at all. In this repressive state, where tradition and purity are valued above all, those outside the city walls - forced to live in filth and oppressive heat - are less than nothing. But can Shalini find a way back in? Will she see Leila again?










