The Wonder House

The Wonder House

Authors

Justine Hardy

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Document Type

Book

Description

On Nagin lake in the Kashmir region of India is a house boat inhabited by a tough old widowed Englishwoman named Grace Singh. She lives with two Kashmiri women who care for her. Over the years Grace has seen her beautiful valley become disfigured by the territorial disputes between India and Pakistan. One day an English journalist comes to interview Grace concerning her life and forms a serious infatuation with her. This relationship threatens to change everything for the people in the houseboat.

Publication Date

2005

Publisher

Grove Press

City

New York

State

NY

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Creative Writing | Fiction | History

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