{"product_id":"coromandel-sea-change","title":"Rumer Godden: Coromandel Sea Change [2023] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Rumer Godden, the acclaimed author of\u003ci\u003e Black Narcissus \u003c\/i\u003ereturns again to her beloved India with a novel brimming with heart, wit, unforgettable characters, and 'a sense of timelessness reminiscent of E. M. Forster' (The Times).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHotel owner Auntie Sanni has entertained all manner of guests during her many years as hostess at Patna Hall, a popular vacation spot on the lush Coromandel coast. Now, with an election coming, business is especially brisk, and her hotel is packed with Indian politicians, British diplomats, journalists, American tourists - even an elephant, and a woman of mystery or two.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the vacationers are Mary and Blaise, a young English couple on their honeymoon. But where Mary is enchanted by the colours, sounds and vibrant Indian life, prim and priggish Blaise sees only squalor, sordidness and a Coromandel Sea teeming with sharks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatters are only made worse when Mary becomes interested in local Indian politics - particularly the handsome, exquisitely spoken candidate Krishnan, whose kindness and wisdom are like a balm for her spirit . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Godden, Rumer","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44128906641698,"sku":"9781529078503","price":14.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/godden-rumer-rumer-godden-coromandel-sea-change-2023-paperback-9781529078503-57793594032467.jpg?v=1726695662","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/coromandel-sea-change","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}