A Suitable Boy

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AND MODERN CLASSIC


'A phenomenon, a prodigy, a marvel' Evening Standard
'You should make time for it. It will keep you company for the rest of your life' The Times
'Vast . . . amiably peopled . . . a long sweet, sleepless pilgrimage to life' Guardian


ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD


A modern classic, this epic tale of families, romance and political intrigue, set in India, never loses its power to delight and enchant readers.

At its core, A Suitable Boy is a love story: the tale of Lata - and her mother's - attempts to find her a suitable husband, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal. At the same time, it is the story of India, newly independent and struggling through a time of crisis as a sixth of the world's population faces its first great general election and the chance to map its own destiny.


Shortlisted for the Irish Times International Fiction Prize
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize
Winner of the WHSmith Literary Award


'Seth is the best writer of his generation' The Times

'Fiction on a grand scale. By the time you reach the last page you will have absorbed a splendid story, full of tangle and perfume of India' Sunday Telegraph

'The greatness of the novel, its unassailable truthfulness, owes less to research than to imagination, an instinctive knowledge of the human heart' Observer


Readers love this modern classic:


'Vikram Seth is a genius - and a poet too . . . once the reader begins to read it is impossible to put down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'The longest book you've ever read. And it's not long enough' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'One of the greatest novels ever written and one of the best books I have ever read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A book that has reduced me to quiet tears on trains and planes, that I have laughed at and that has been my companion for some months' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐