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The Bureau of Second Chances
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The Bureau of Second Chances
A librarian helps strangers rewrite their futures
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About the Ebook
After more than thirty years in London, recently-widowed Thomas Imbalil returns to India. He spends his first months in uncluttered isolation in his house overlooking the Arabian Sea, in a small fishing village in Kerala.
But when he agrees to look after his friend's business, Chacko's Optical Store, he meets and befriends Rani, the young assistant who reveals herself as a much more complex individual than he had first imagined, and while he had envisaged a quiet re-acquaintance with his homeland, Thomas finds himself becoming more and more entangled with the lives of those around him.
Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Discover a warm, redemptive novel of second chances
- Explore how small kindnesses can rewrite a life
- Engage with uplifting, character-driven contemporary fiction
- Read another celebrated title from Polygon - an imprint of Birlinn Ltd
Reviews
'Sheena Kalayil's first novel shows an almost preternatural skill and power — this quiet story becomes a compelling page-turner' Manchester Review
'A bittersweet, uplifting tone makes it impossible to put down — Kalayil writes beautifully, painting colourful portraits of her characters and managing her story's unexpected twists with aplomb' Scotland on Sunday
About the Author
Sheena Kalayil was born in Zambia in 1970 where her parents were teachers seconded from India. She arrived in the UK aged eighteen and, after graduating, worked all over the world in countries such as Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Slovenia and Spain, before returning to the UK, to Edinburgh in 2002. She has a doctorate in Linguistics and teaches at the University of Manchester. She is the author of three novels, and lives near Manchester with her husband and two daughters.
Publication Details
Publisher: Polygon (an imprint of Birlinn Ltd)
Publication Date: 01 June 2017
Print Length: 312 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9780857909268
Format: Ebook
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