A Suitable Boy is a book that explores the depth of the human heart through one mother’s search for a suitable partner for her daughter.
A Suitable Boy is a story set in a newly-independent India, against the backdrop of a colorful and multi-ethnic society. It spans a duration of eighteen months or so, and follows the intertwined lives of four huge families.
The protagonist is Lata, a 19-year-old college girl. Her mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra, is on a mission to find the right groom for her. Mrs. Mehra’s choice of a suitable partner for Lata collides with Lata’s own vision of her ideal match.
As it turns out, there are three main suitors in the running - Amit, Haresh, and Kabir. Mrs. Mehra and her son Arun, both characterized by their strong personalities, try their best to influence Lata’s choice of suitor, but Lata is just as determined to have her own way.
While the novel is fundamentally a love story, it brings together several other compelling stories about a multitude of characters. The book is divided into 19 parts. Each part reveals the plot from a different perspective, while firmly holding on to the threads of the primary storyline.
Opening with a setting at Brahmapur, the capital of a fictional province named Purva Pradesh, the story takes the readers through various Indian cities including Kanpur, Delhi, and Lucknow. It weaves a rich tapestry of themes and characters, exploring issues like land reforms, the Indian caste-system, Hindu-Muslim strife, and complex family relationships. Above all, it delves into the vast range of human emotions, from happiness to sadness, and from love to hatred.
A Suitable Boy was first published in 1993. It garnered high critical acclaim for its remarkable exploration of a diverse range of subjects and its intuitive grasp on the nature of the human heart. The book went on to win the WH Smith Literary Award (1994) and the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize for Best Book (1994). This particular edition of the book is a 2000 reprint.
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