A Lovesong for India : Tales From the East and West

In this expansive story collection, acclaimed writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala continues her lifelong meditation on East and West. Set in India, England, and New York City, A Lovesong for India reveals what unites us across oceans, cultures, and lifetimes. In Innocence, an older couple, whose social standing is marred from a decades-old scandal, rent out rooms in their Delhi home for both companionship and income. Isolated and battling blame and guilt, the couple becomes deeply invested in the lives of their two tenants. With the addition of a third rentera beautiful and provocative woman from Indiatensions in the household push the story to its feverish conclusion. The story Talent finds Jhabvala in New York City reflecting on the friction between family and societal expectations. Magda is a talent scout whose entire life is her work until she meets Ellie, a singer whose immense ability and unguarded personality captivate Magda. Soon Ellie is integrated into Magdas extended family for better or worse. Remarkable and unwavering, this collection is the hallmark of Jhabvalas celebrated career and a testament to her balance, subtlety, wry humor, and beauty The New York Times . From the Booker Prize–winning novelist and screenwriter of Howard's End: “Cinematic” and “exquisite” stories of longing, loss, and redemption (Publishers Weekly). In this expansive story collection, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, author of Heat and Dust and the screenplays for The Remains of the Day and A Room with a View, continues her lifelong meditation on East and West. Set in India, England, and New York City, A Lovesong for India reveals what unites us across oceans, cultures, and lifetimes.In “Innocence,” an older couple, whose social standing is marred by a decades–old scandal, rent out rooms in their Delhi home for both companionship and income. The couple becomes deeply invested in the lives of their two tenants, but with the addition of a third renter—a beautiful and provocative woman from India—tensions in the household push the story to its feverish conclusion.“Talent” finds Jhabvala in New York City reflecting on the friction between family and societal expectations. Magda is a talent scout whose work is her entire life until she meets Ellie, a singer whose immense ability and unguarded personality captivate Magda. Soon Ellie is integrated into Magda's extended family—for better or worse. This remarkable collection is the hallmark of Jhabvala's celebrated career and a testament to her “balance, subtlety, wry humor, and beauty” (The New York Times). A collection of eleven short stories, set in places as varied as India, England, and New York City, which reveals what unites us across oceans, cultures, and lifetimes. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is the author of nineteen books and over twenty screenplays. She has earned several literary awards and two Academy Awards In this expansive story collection, acclaimed writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala expresses her lifelong meditation on East and West. Set in India, England, and New York City, "A Lovesong for India" reveals what unites us across oceans, cultures, and lifetimes