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Amazon Editorial Review

No saris. No scents. No spices. No music. No lyricism. No illusions. This is India now. Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells us the terrible and transfixing story of how he came to be a success in life-having nothing but his own wits to help him along. Born in a village in the dark heart of India, Balram gets a break when he is hired as a driver for a wealthy man, two Pomeranians (Puddles and Cuddles), and the rich man's (very unlucky) son. Through Balram's eyes, we see India as we've never seen it before: the cockroaches and the call centers, the prostitutes and the worshippers, the water buffalo and, trapped in so many kinds of cages that escape is (almost) impossible, the white tiger. And with a charisma as undeniable as it is unexpected, he teaches us that religion doesn't create morality and money doesn't solve every problem-but decency can still be found in a corrupt world, and you can get what you want out of life if you eavesdrop on the right conversations.

Thisis on its way to the winner of the Authors From Unusual Countries Sweeps, hope you enjoy it :-)

Wow - for a while there I thought I was also the decoy of 'Books, tea & chocolate' -sweeps or something, as so many other goodies were included! Thank you! (I don't know why the lovely pencil doesn't show on the picture though, I thought I placed it there just nicely!)

I've read this book before and really enjoyed it, so I'll be glad to find
the next reader for it :)

Wishlist RABCK in Bordeaux

(in case you don't want the book anymore, feel free to just throw it at the table for someone else to grab!)

Thank you so much for this wonderful surprise :)