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This is Aravind Adiga's second novel. The White Tiger, his first, won the UK's prestigious Man Booker Prize in 2008. Last Man in Tower renders a Mumbai real estate crisis that takes several dangerous and surprising turns. Real estate developer Dharmen Shah sees a glistening opportunity to turn a …
This is Aravind Adiga's second novel. The White Tiger, his first, won the UK's prestigious Man Booker Prize in 2008. Last Man in Tower renders a Mumbai real estate crisis that takes several dangerous and surprising turns. Real estate developer Dharmen Shah sees a glistening opportunity to turn a decrepit apartment building into a high-rise luxury tower. Most of the residents of the crumbling Vishram Society building are eager to snatch Shah's generous buyout offer; only one, a retired schoolteacher, stands resolutely against the tide. As the demolition deadline approaches, he faces the unleashed fury of his outraged neighbors. Distinct, memorable characters and a powerful commentary on human motives.
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Searing. Explosive. Lyrical. Compassionate. Here is the astonishing new novel by the Man Booker Prizewinning author of The White Tiger, a book that took rage and anger at injustice and turned it into a thrilling murder story. Now, with the same fearlessness and insight, Aravind Adiga broadens his …
Searing. Explosive. Lyrical. Compassionate. Here is the astonishing new novel by the Man Booker Prizewinning author of The White Tiger, a book that took rage and anger at injustice and turned it into a thrilling murder story. Now, with the same fearlessness and insight, Aravind Adiga broadens his canvas to give us a riveting story of money and power, luxury and deprivation, set in the booming city of Mumbai. At the heart of this novel are two equally compelling men, poised for a showdown. Real estate developer Dharmen Shah rose from nothing to create an empire and hopes to seal his legacy with a building named the Shanghai, which promises to be one of the citys most elite addresses. Larger-than-life Shah is a dangerous man to refuse. But he meets his match in a retired schoolteacher called Masterji. Shah offers Masterji and his neighborsthe residents of Vishram Societys Tower A, a once respectable, now crumbling apartment building on whose site Shahs luxury high-rise would be builta generous buyout. They cant believe their good fortune. Except, that is, for Masterji, who refuses to abandon the building he has long called home. As the demolition deadline looms, desires mount; neighbors become enemies, and acquaintances turn into conspirators who risk losing their humanity to score their payday. Here is a richly told, suspense-fueled story of ordinary people pushed to their limits in a place that knows none the new India as only Aravind Adiga could exploreand exposeit. Vivid, visceral, told with both humor and poignancy, Last Man in Tower is his most stunning work yet.
When the bewitching Diana Ravenscroft comes to quiet Tinker's Cove and opens Solstice, a quaint little shop offering everything from jewelry to psychic readings, Lucy Stone writes her off as eccentric but harmless. Even after Diana gives her a disturbingly accurate reading, Lucy can't help but befriend…
When the bewitching Diana Ravenscroft comes to quiet Tinker's Cove and opens Solstice, a quaint little shop offering everything from jewelry to psychic readings, Lucy Stone writes her off as eccentric but harmless. Even after Diana gives her a disturbingly accurate reading, Lucy can't help but befriend the newcomer. But not everyone in town is so enchanted. And when Lucy stumbles upon a dead body near her home, she can't shake the feeling that something sinister is lurking in the crisp October air. . .Convinced Diana is an evil witch, prominent businessman Ike Stoughton blames her for a series of recent misfortunes, including Lucy's gruesome discovery and his own wife's death, and rallies the townsfolk against her. But after Lucy learns the murder victim was a magician and close friend of Diana's, she starts to wonder who's really stirring up a cauldron of trouble. By Halloween, her suspicions lead her to a deadly web of secretsand a spine-chilling brush with the things that go bump in the night. . ."Clever. . .a neat little cozy." Publishers Weekly"Keeps fans coming back for more." RT Book Reviews"The warm, small-town ambiance and the persevering Lucy Stone make this a winner for cozy fans." Library Journal"I like Lucy Stone a lot, and so will readers." Carolyn Hart
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