Rajeev Balasubramanyam Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

'I loved this beautiful book. It's tender and compassionate, written with exquisite care and verve, and so so SO funny' MARIAN KEYES Professor Chandra is an expert at complex problems. There's just one he can't crack- the secret of happiness In the moments after the bicycle accident, Professor Chandra doesn't see his life flash before his eyes, but his life's work. He's just narrowly missed out on the Nobel Prize (again) and even though he knows he should get straight back to his pie charts, his doctor has other ideas. All this work. All this success. All this stress. It's killing him. He needs to take a break, start enjoying himself. In short, says his doctor (who is from California), Professor Chandra should just follow his bliss. He doesn't know it yet, but Professor Chandra is about to embark on the trip of a lifetime.

Een 16-jarig meisje in zuidelijk India droomt ervan om actrice te worden. Haar vader vindt echter dat ze moet trouwen. Kennismaking met de voor haar uitgekozen kandidaat doet haar besluiten weg te lopen. Een rijke kennis in Delhi neemt haar als bediende in huis. Haar belevenissen in de grote stad leiden al gauw tot heimwee naar het leven thuis, met haar broer Ravi die overal raadt op weet, haar moeder die altijd klaar staat.