{"product_id":"2026200013727-secondhand-a-suitable-boy","title":"A Suitable Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the vivid backdrop of newly independent India in the early 1950s, A Suitable Boy chronicles the journey of Mrs. Rupa Mehra, a determined widow on a singular mission: to find the perfect husband for her spirited younger daughter, Lata, before the year is out. Spanning four sprawling families — the Mehras, Kapoors, Khans, and Chatterjis — Vikram Seth's monumental novel presents a panoramic portrait of a nation in flux, weaving together threads of romance, politics, religion, and class with breathtaking scope and intimacy.\n\nAt over 1,400 pages, A Suitable Boy stands as one of the longest novels ever written in the English language, yet Seth's prose moves with remarkable elegance and warmth, drawing comparisons to the great 19th-century realist tradition of Tolstoy and Jane Austen. The novel argues that the personal is inextricably political, illustrating how the choices of ordinary individuals — whom to love, whom to marry — are shaped by the seismic forces of post-Partition India. Rich with an unforgettable cast of characters and suffused with humanity and wit, it leaves the reader wondering: in matters of the heart, is there ever truly a suitable answer?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160900378843,"sku":"2026200013727-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2c44fd27-0445-40ff-9d66-45d93b8a35d9.png?v=1787188332","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013727-secondhand-a-suitable-boy","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}