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AROUND INDIA IN 80 TRAINS
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| By: |
Monisha Rajesh |
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Paperback |
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£10.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1857885953 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781857885958 |
| Publisher: |
HODDER & STOUGHTON GENERAL DIVISION |
| Pub. date: |
8 November, 2012 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
'Crackles and sparks with life like exploding Diwali fireworks.' -William Dalrymple | Monisha Rajesh turns to a map of the Indian Railways and takes a page out of Jules Verne's classic tale, embarking on an adventure around India in 80 trains. |
| Synopsis: |
In 1991, Monisha Rajesh's family uprooted from Sheffield to Madras in the hope of making India their home. Two years later, fed up with soap-eating rats, severed human heads and the creepy colonel across the road, they returned to England with a bitter taste in their mouths.Two decades on, she turns to a map of the Indian Railways and takes a page out of Jules Verne's classic tale, embarking on an adventure around India in 80 trains, covering 40,000km - the circumference of the Earth. She hopes that 80 train journeys up, down and across India will lift the veil on a country that has become a stranger to her.Along the way, Monisha discovers that the Indian Railways - featuring luxury trains, toy trains, Mumbai's infamous commuter trains, and even a hospital on wheels - have more than a few stories to tell, not to mention a colourful cast of characters. And with a self-confessed 'militant devout atheist' in tow, her personal journey around a country built on religion isn't quite what she bargained for... |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Nicholas Brealey Publishing |
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Returnable |
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