With rare acumen and evocative prose, in The Far Field Madhuri Vijay masterfully examines Indian politics, class prejudice, and sexuality through the lens of an outsider, offering a profound meditation on grief, guilt, and the limits of compassion. And when life in the village turns volatile and old hatreds threaten to erupt into violence, Shalini finds herself forced to make a series of choices that could hold dangerous repercussions for the very people she has come to love. But upon her arrival, Shalini is brought face to face with Kashmir's politics, as well as the tangled history of the local family that takes her in. THE FAR FIELD by Madhuri Vijay RELEASE DATE: Jan. Certain that the loss of her mother is somehow connected to the decade-old disappearance of Bashir Ahmed, a charming Kashmiri salesman who frequented her childhood home, she is determined to confront him. In the wake of her mother's death, Shalini, a privileged and restless young woman from Bangalore, sets out for a remote Himalayan village in the troubled northern region of Kashmir. The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay Critics' Opinion: Readers' Opinion: First Published: Jan 2019, 448 pages Paperback: Oct 2019, 448 pages Genres Debut Rate this book Write a Review Book Reviewed by: Karen Lewis Buy This Book About this Book Summary Excerpt Reading Guide Excerpt The Far Field I am thirty years old and that is nothing.
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