Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we love and reviews from our contributors. The Loneliness Of Sonia And Sunny by Kiran Desai follows two young people as they navigate the emotional terrain of today’s globalised world.
What We Say: “Kiran Desai won The Booker Prize in 2006 with her last book, The Inheritance Of Loss. Almost 20 years in the making, The Loneliness Of Sonia And Sunny is the sweeping tale of two young people, abroad in the United States and at home in India, navigating the many forces that shape their lives: country, class, race, history, and the complicated bonds that link one generation to the next. A love story, a family saga, and a rich novel of ideas, it’s a reminder that great art takes time.” – Maria Padget
What They Say: “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny achieves the ultimate of what a book should do: carry us away into other peoples’ lives … Grand, magnificent, intimate, more than wonderful, this is a novel you will hold close to your heart. I certainly did.” – Andrew Sean Greer
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Maria Padget is Book Club Director at Service95
