The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

BOOKER PRIZE LONGLIST ΓÇó A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and yearsΓÇöan epic of love and family,India and Americatradition and modernityby the Booker PrizeΓÇôwinning author of The Inheritance of Loss ΓÇ£A spectacular literary achievement. I wanted to pack a little suitcase and stay inside this book forever.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöAnn Patchett ΓÇ£A novel so wonderfulwhen I got to the last pageI turned to the first and began again.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöSandra Cisneros ΓÇ£Devastatinglyricaland deeply romantic . . . an unmitigated joy to read.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöKhaled Hosseini ΓÇ£A grand and stirring love storywritten in exquisite prose.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöNamwali Serpell ΓÇ£Magnificent . . . A masterpiece.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöKirkus Reviewsstarred review ΓÇ£A sweeping page-turnerThe Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is a kind of Romeo and Juliet story for a modernglobalized age.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöPublishers Weekly (Top 10 New Fall Books) One of Book RiotΓÇÖs Three Most Anticipated Books of the Fall When Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight trainthey are immediately captivated yet also embarrassed by the fact that their grandparents had once tried to matchmake thema clumsy meddling that served only to drive Sonia and Sunny apart. Soniaan aspiring novelist who recently completed her studies in the snowy mountains of Vermonthas returned to her family in India. She fears that she is haunted by a dark spell cast by an artist to whom she had once turned for intimacy and inspiration. Sunnya struggling journalist resettled in New York Cityis attempting to flee his imperious mother and the violence of his warring clan. Uncertain of their futureSonia and Sunny embark on a search for happiness together as they confront the many alienations of our modern world. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the sweeping tale of two young people navigating the many forces that shape their lives: countryclassracehistoryand the complicated bonds that link one generation to the next. A love storya family sagaand a rich novel of ideasit is the most ambitious and accomplished work yet by one of our greatest novelists.