<p><font><b>THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AND MODERN CLASSIC: NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES</b></font><br><br><font><b>''A phenomenon, a prodigy, a marvel''</b></font><i>Evening Standard<br></i><br><font><b> ONE OF THE BBC''S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD</b></font><br><br>A modern classic, this epic tale of families, romance and political intrigue, set in India, never loses its power to delight and enchant readers.<br><br>At its core, <i>A Suitable Boy</i> is a love story: the tale of Lata - and her mother''s - attempts to find her a suitable husband, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal. At the same time, it is the story of India, newly independent and struggling through a time of crisis as a sixth of the world''s population faces its first great general election and the chance to map its own destiny.<br><br><font><b>''Seth is the best writer of his generation''</b></font><i>The Times</i><br><br><font><b>''Fiction on a grand