Boys, oh boys; actually this Indian epic is mostly about girls, and whoever abridged it on to a mere six hours of tape deserves a medal, for it works a treat, and Seth's reading is as beguiling as his book, set in the fictional city of Brahmpur. A love story which takes sidelong glances at India's path to independence, A Suitable Boy is a celebration of humanity, in all its vast, untidy multiplicity, and it comes across here with all the colour, freshness and crunchy flavour of a good vegetable stir-fry.
A Suitable Boy, by Vikram Seth, read by the author (HarperCollins, 4 tapes, 6 hrs, £12.99 in UK)
Boys, oh boys; actually this Indian epic is mostly about girls, and whoever abridged it on to a mere six hours of tape deserves…
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