Such a Long Journey

It is Bombay in 1971, the year India went to war over what was to become Bangladesh. A hard-working bank clerk, Gustad Noble is a devoted family man who gradually sees his modest life unravelling. His young daughter falls ill; his promising son defies his father s ambitions for him. He is the one reasonable voice amidst the ongoing dramas of his neighbours. One day, he receives a letter from an old friend, asking him to help in what at first seems like an heroic mission. But he soon finds himself unwittingly drawn into a dangerous network of deception. Compassionate, and rich in details of character and place, this unforgettable novel charts the journey of a moral heart in a turbulent world of change."

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06/02/1992
ISBN: 9780679738718
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.92h x 5.28w x 0.77d

Review Citations: Booklist 11/15/2003 pg. 574
Publishers Weekly 05/18/1992
New Yorker (The) 09/23/2013 pg. 109

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 45276 / Such a Long Journey
Reading Level: 5.9 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 19