Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025 A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates
intersect and diverge across continents and years-an epic of love and family India and America
tradition and modernity by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Inheritance of Loss When
Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train they are immediately captivated
yet also embarrassed by the fact that their grandparents had once tried to matchmake them a
clumsy meddling that only served to drive Sonia and Sunny apart. Sonia an aspiring novelist
who recently completed her studies in the snowy mountains of Vermont has returned to her
family in India fearing she is haunted by a dark spell cast by an artist to whom she had once
turned for intimacy and inspiration. Sunny a struggling journalist resettled in New York City
is attempting to flee his imperious mother and the violence of his warring clan. Uncertain of
their future Sonia and Sunny embark on a search for happiness together as they confront the
many alienations of our modern world. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the sweeping tale
of two young people navigating the many forces that shape their lives: country class race
history and the complicated bonds that link one generation to the next. A love story a family
saga and a rich novel of ideas it is the most ambitious and accomplished work yet by one of
our greatest novelists. 'I wanted to pack a little suitcase and stay inside this book
forever' Ann Patchett Profound sparkling funny exquisitely written [The Loneliness of
Sonia and Sunny] teaches us how to live in full-throated exultation for the astonishments of
this world' Lauren Groff
