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Still Lives

By: Reshma Ruia

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The glow of my cigarette picks out a dark shape lying on the ground. I bend down to take a closer look. It’s a dead sparrow. I wondered if I had become that bird, disoriented and lost.’ Young, handsome and contemptuous of his father’s traditional ways, PK Malik leaves Bombay to start a new life in America. Stopping in Manchester to visit an old friend, he thinks he sees a business opportunity, and decides to stay on. Now fifty-five, PK has fallen out of love with life. His business is struggling and his wife Geeta is lonely, pining for the India she’s left behind. One day PK crosses the path of Esther, the wife of his business competitor, and they launch into an affair conducted in shabby hotel rooms, with the fear of discovery forever hanging in the air. Still Lives is a tightly woven, haunting work that pulls apart the threads of a family and plays with notions of identity. Shortlisted for the SI Leeds Literary Prize 'An expertly crafted novel, filled with light-touch prose and inhabitable scenes, threaded with compelling and believable dialogue. It’s a book you can lose yourself in, and I did.' Adam Farrer, author of Cold Fish Soup 'Through small moments and big changes Still Lives captures beautifully and painfully how it is to live across two countries, nowhere feeling quite like home.' Laura Besley, author of 100nehundred and The Almost Mothers 'Ruia’s extraordinary skill lies in capturing the landscape of diasporic lives… Still Lives is a heart-rending evocation of a life in crisis. This is your must-read book for the summer.' Selma Carvalho, Joao-Roque Literary Journal 'This book grabs you from the get-go. Compelling characters, fantastic prose, sexy, funny and wise.' Heidi James, author of The Sound Mirror and So the Doves 'This book had my attention from the first page. Stunning. Heartbreaking. And so very real.' Khurrum Rahman, author of East of Hounslow and Homegrown Hero 'Lyrical, funny and at times haunting, Still Lives is an urgent novel that deserves to be read widely. It had me reading well into the night. Beautiful!' Awais Khan, author of No Honour and In the Company of Strangers

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Renard Press Ltd

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1913724581

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Falling Off The Map

By: Reshma S. Ruia

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Falling Off The Map

By: Reshma S. Ruia

Iyer Experiences And Depicts These Lonely Places With The Same Wit, Vitality And Insight That Distinguish His First Two Books And The Result Is A Memorable Gallery Of Countries Poignantly Isolated In Spirit And Time' San Francisco Examiner What Does The Elegant Nostalgia Of Argentina Have In Common With The Raffish Nonchalance Of Australia? And What Do Both These Countries Have In Common With North Korea? They Are All `Lonely Places' Cut Off From The Rest Of The World By Geography, Ideology Or Sheer Weirdness. And They Have All Attracted The Attention Of Pico Iyer. Whether He Is Documenting The Cruising Rites Of Icelandic Teenagers, Being Interrogated By Tipsy Cuban Police Or Summarizing The Plot Of Bhutan'S First Feature Film (`A $6500 Spectacular About A Star-Crossed Couple: She Dies, He Throws Himself On The Funeral Pyre, And Both Live Happily Ever After As An Ox And A Cow'), Iyer Is Always Uncannily Observant And Acerbically Funny.

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Penguin Books India

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0143032100

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9780143032106

The Book of Manchester

A City in Short Fiction

By: David Constantine,Tom Benn,Pete Kalu,Brontë Schiltz,Sophie Parkes,Ian Carrington,Shelagh Delaney,Mike Duff,Mish Green,Okechukwu Nzelu,Reshma Ruia,Yusra Warsama

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The Book of Manchester

A City in Short Fiction

By: David Constantine,Tom Benn,Pete Kalu,Brontë Schiltz,Sophie Parkes,Ian Carrington,Shelagh Delaney,Mike Duff,Mish Green,Okechukwu Nzelu,Reshma Ruia,Yusra Warsama

Manchester has a reputation for being one of the UK’s loudest cities. From its smoggy inception as the first industrial city to its proud traditions of protest and activism, to blazing a trail in the British music scene, the city has always been defined by an inexorable sense of urgency and activity. No wonder, then, that it feels compelled to shout so loudly about its accomplishments. In stark contrast, The Book of Manchester is more concerned with dialling down that sometimes deafening hubris. As international investment pours into the city, reshaping its skyline, these stories ask: at what cost? From the pair of homeless friends intent on shattering the ‘Manctopia’ property dream, to the middle-aged fangirl feeling abandoned by both her husband and her city, we follow the struggles of ordinary residents navigating a city in dramatic flux – stories of thrilling quietude that might otherwise be lost amid the roar and clamour.

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Comma Press

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1905583117

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9781905583119

Falling Off The Map

By: Reshma S. Ruia

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