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CHINA ROOM - SUNJEEV SAHOTA KARTONIERT (TB)

A story of forbidden love that echoes across generations - from the prize-winning author of The
Year of the Runaways. 'A gorgeous  gripping read' Kamila Shamsie 'A multi-generational
masterpiece' Daily Mail * A Book of the Year for The Times  Guardian and Daily Telegraph *
Mehar  a young bride in rural Punjab  is trying to discover the identity of her new husband. It
is 1929  and she and her sisters-in-law - married to three brothers in a single ceremony -
spend their days hard at work on the family farm  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 flees
from England to the deserted sun-scorched farm. Can a summer spent learning of love and of his
family's past give him the strength for the journey home? Readers love China Room ***** 'I
didn't want it to end' ***** 'What. A. Book.' ***** 'Beautifully crafted...a story as old as
time' ***** 'A novel of thwarted loves' Shortlisted for the 2022 Rathbones Folio Prize
Longlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize Longlisted for the 2022 Walter Scott Prize Longlisted for
the 2021 Ondaatje Prize 'Amazing storytelling...gripping and very moving' BBC Radio 4  Open
Book 'I'm blown away by it' Tessa Hadley 'The stuff of miracles' Bryan Washington
'Moving...fresh and nourishing' The Times

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