The House on Mall Road
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The House on Mall Road
My life was simple: repetitive, predictable. Then the predictability blew away like vapour when the bomb fell. Seven-year-old Parvatis perfect world came crashing down the night the bomb fell on her house and she lost her mother and grandmother. Her father, an army officer deployed in Kashmir during the 71 war, also went missing that night. Orphaned overnight, Parvati left Ambala Cantt to live with her aunts family. Now, twenty years later, she has returned to 169, The Mall to exorcize the ghosts of the past. While trying to find out what happened on that fateful night Parvati experiences the familiarity and warmth of life in a small cantonmentimpromptu picnics, polo matches, husbands nights. But she also uncovers deep secrets and a web of lies that will forever alter the course of her life. In The House on Mall Road Mohyna Srinivasan gives us a unique glimpse of life in the armythe hospitality of the people, their kindness and affection, the quaint yet charming traditions that uphold authority and valour while always maintaining respect and camaraderie. Dramatic and riveting, The House on Mall Road is a spellbinding debut novel.
Details
Title | The House on Mall Road |
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Author | Mohyna Srinivasan |
ISBN-13 | 9780143066149 |
ISBN-10 | 0143066149 |
Publisher | Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd |
Language | English |
Edition | NA |
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Height | 205 mm |
Width | 134 mm |
Thickness | 130 mm |
Binding | Hardcover |
Pages | 328 |