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The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN`S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 AND THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017`A sprawling kaleidoscopic fable` Guardian, Book of the Year * `A dazzling return to form` IndependentTHE SUNDAY TIMES 1 BESTSELLER FROM THE BOOKER-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS`An astonishing intimate epic. This is the novel one hoped Arundhati Roy would write about India` Daily Telegraph`At magic hour; when the sun has gone but the light has not, armies of flying foxes unhinge themselves from the Banyan trees in the old graveyard and drift across the city like smoke... `So begins The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, Arundhati Roy`s incredible follow-up to The God of Small Things. We meet Anjum, who used to be Aftab, who runs a guesthouse in an Old Delhi graveyard and gathers around her the lost,
the broken and the cast out. We meet Tilo, an architect, who, although she is loved by three men, lives in a `country of her own skin`. When Tilo claims an abandoned baby as her own, her destiny and that of Anjum become entangled as a tale that sweeps across the years and a teeming continent takes flight... `Glorious, colourful and compelling. Roy`s second novel proves as remarkable as her first` Financial Times`The book filled me with awe. Propulsive, playful, gorgeous` New York Times Book Review`The unmissable literary read of the summer. With its insights into human nature, its memorable characters and its luscious prose, Ministry is well worth the wait` Time`Staggeringly beautiful - a fierce, fabulously disobedient novel. Roy is writing at the height of her powers. Urgent,
intimate ecstatic` Boston Globe`A searing portrait of modern India` Tatler`This vast novel will leave you awed by the heat of its anger and the depth of its compassion` Washington Post
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LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN`S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 & THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017`A sprawling kaleidoscopic fable` Guardian, Book of the Year * `A dazzling return to form` Independent THE SUNDAY TIMES 1 BESTSELLER FROM THE BOOKER-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS` An astonishing intimate epic. This is the novel one hoped Arundhati Roy would write about India` Daily Telegraph` At magic hour; when the sun has gone but the light has not, armies of flying foxes unhinge themselves from the Banyan trees in the old graveyard & drift across the city like smoke... ` So begins The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, Arundhati Roy`s incredible follow-up to The God of Small Things. We meet Anjum, who used to be Aftab, who runs a guesthouse in an Old Delhi graveyard & gathers around her the lost, the broken & the cast out. We meet Tilo, an architect, who, although she is loved by three men, lives in a `country of her own skin`. When Tilo claims an abandoned baby as her own, her destiny & that of Anjum become entangled as a tale that sweeps across the years & a teeming continent takes flight... ` Glorious, colourful & compelling. Roy`s second novel proves as remarkable as her first` Financial Times` The book filled me with awe. Propulsive, playful, gorgeous` New York Times Book Review` The unmissable literary read of the summer. With its insights into human nature, its memorable characters & its luscious prose, Ministry is well worth the wait` Time` Staggeringly beautiful
- a fierce, fabulously disobedient novel. Roy is writing at the height of her powers. Urgent, intimate ecstatic` Boston Globe`A searing portrait of modern India` Tatler` This vast novel will leave you awed by the heat of its anger & the depth of its compassion` Washington Post

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Stanfords
Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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