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China Room

Sunjeev Sahota

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When Mehar develops a theory as to which of them is hers, a passion is ignited that will put more than one life at risk.Spiralling around Mehar's story is that of a young man who in 1999 travels from England to the now-deserted farm, its 'china room' locked and barred.

Mehar, a young bride in rural 1929 Punjab, is trying to discover the identity of her new husband. She and her sisters-in-law, married to three brothers in a single ceremony, spend their days hard at work in the family's 'china room', sequestered from contact with the men. When Mehar develops a theory as to which of them is hers, a passion is ignited that will put more than one life at risk.Spiralling around Mehar's story is that of a young man who in 1999 travels from England to the now-deserted farm, its 'china room' locked and barred. In enforced flight from the traumas of his adolescence - his experiences of addiction, racism, and estrangement from the culture of his birth - he spends a summer in painful contemplation and recovery, before finally finding the strength to return 'home'.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
256
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
ISBN:
9781911215868
Published Date:
6/5/2021
Dimensions:
216mm x 135mm x 19mm
Weight:
257g
Category:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9781911215868

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