Clear Light of Day - A BBC Between the Covers Big Jubilee Read Pick

To the family living in the shabby, dusty house in Delhi, Tara's visit brings a sharp reminder of life outside tradition. For Bim, coping endlessly with their problems, there is a renewal of the old jealousies for, unlike her sister, she has failed to escape. Looking at both the cruelty and the beauty of family life and the harshness of India's modern history, Clear Light of Day brilliantly evokes the painful process of confronting and healing old wounds.

Product details

• Authors: Anita Desai, Desai Anita
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781784873929
• ISBN: 978-1-78487-392-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Vintage Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, FICTION / Family Life / Siblings, India, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary