{"id":4371,"date":"2023-05-18T16:37:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T15:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/?post_type=books&p=4371"},"modified":"2023-08-25T16:06:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T15:06:48","slug":"a-suitable-boy","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/books\/a-suitable-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"A Suitable Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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‘A Suitable Boy’ is a rich, epical novel on a grand scale, but Seth’s beautiful writing lacks any sort of pretension. The meandering pace is addictive and his consistently charming characters become friends. You won’t want this book to end.<\/div>\n
~ Her Majesty Queen Camilla <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n \n Featured in: Season 10<\/a>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n

Publish Date: <\/strong>1993<\/p>\n

Awards:<\/strong> 1994 Commonwealth Writers Prize<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

At its core, A Suitable Boy<\/em> is a love story: the tale of Lata \u2013 and her mother\u2019s \u2013 attempts to find her a suitable husband, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal. At the same time, it is the story of India, newly independent and struggling through a time of crisis as a sixth of the world\u2019s population faces its first great general election and the chance to map its own destiny.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n