The Spoiled Heart

Nayan Olak is a man with a past. Haunted by the sudden death of his young son and his mother - the early hours of the morning, a fire, a mystery never solved - and driven onwards by activism in his local union, he has a strong sense of what he believes to be right. Solidarity, above all things. When his certainties are challenged by his younger colleague Megha, who sees the world in different terms, and when his guard is broken by Helen, who has her own reasons for wanting to be close to him, Nayan''s life is upended. Observing all of this is a shadowy writer-figure called Sajjan, who knew Nayan as a kid. He is determined to find the key to the tragedy of Nayan''s loss - but at what cost to those who remain? The Spoiled Heart is a magnificent novel of grief, faith, politics and love, driven by curiosity, compassion, and the desire for connection.

About the author

Sunjeev Sahota is the highly acclaimed author of Ours Are the Streets, The Year of the Runaways and China Room. The Year of the Runaways was shortlisted for the 2015 Booker Prize and the International Dylan Thomas Prize, and won the Encore Prize, the South Bank Sky Arts Award, and the European Union Prize for Literature. China Room was shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize and longlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize, the RSL Ondaatje Prize and the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Sahota was chosen as one of the Granta Best of Young British Novelists 2013 and is a fellow of the RSL. He lives in Sheffield and teaches at Durham University. The Spoiled Heart is his fourth novel.

Product details

• Authors: Sunjeev Sahota, Sahota Sunjeev
• Publisher: Harvill Secker
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.04.2024
• EAN: 9781787304079
• ISBN: 978-1-78730-407-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 225 mm x 31 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Political, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Crime and mystery fiction, The Peak District, Sheffield and Rotherham, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary