{"product_id":"9781529078503","title":"Coromandel Sea Change","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Godden, Rumer \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eIndia\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 January 2023 by PAN MACMILLAN (Pan Books) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e131 x 195 x 22 | 208g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Rumer Godden, the acclaimed author of Black Narcissus returns again to her beloved India win Coromandel Sea Change, a novel brimming with heart, wit, unforgettable characters, and ‘a sense of timelessness reminiscent of E. M. Forster’ (The Times).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHotel owner Auntie Sanni has entertained all manner of guests during her many years as hostess at Patna Hall, a popular vacation spot on the lush Coromandel coast. Now, with an election coming, business is especially brisk, and her hotel is packed with Indian politicians, British diplomats, journalists, American tourists – even an elephant, and a woman of mystery or two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the vacationers are Mary and Blaise, a young English couple on their honeymoon. But where Mary is enchanted by the colours, sounds and vibrant Indian life, prim and priggish Blaise sees only squalor, sordidness and a Coromandel Sea teeming with sharks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatters are only made worse when Mary becomes interested in local Indian politics – particularly the handsome, exquisitely spoken candidate Krishnan, whose kindness and wisdom are like a balm for her spirit . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43924817510659,"sku":"9781529078503","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781529078503.jpg?v=1731347489","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781529078503","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}