Witness the Night - Couverture souple

Desai, Kishwar

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1471101525 ISBN 13 : 9781471101526

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Book by Kishwar Desai

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In a small town in the heart of India, a young girl, barely alive, is found in a sprawling house where thirteen people lie dead. The girl has been beaten and abused, and the house still smoulders from the fire that raked through it.
The girl now awaits her trial for the murders that the local police believe she has committed. But an unconventional social worker, Simran Singh, is convinced of her innocence. As Simran begins to examine the circumstances around the case, she encounters a terrifying web of prejudice and deceit in which lives of women are endangered from birth.
Brilliantly descriptive of tradition-bound Punjab, Kishwar Desai's debut novel introduces the feisty and independent Simran, whose determination to seek out the truth places her at odds with her environment. What she discovers will change her forever.

Revue de presse :

Praise for Witness the Night:
'Terrific' Toby Clements, Telegraph
'No "next-best-thing" novel has been as literary, bold and compelling as Witness the Night... it is a taut, gripping and complex thriller with two enigmatic heroines at its core ... I dare you - woman, man, neither or both - not to love Witness the Night.' Huffington Post
'A powerfully-felt, shocking and moving indictment of cruelty and oppression' Maggie Gee
'[A] sad and thought-provoking tale' Guardian

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1471101525
• ISBN 13: 9781471101526
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304