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Coming Of Age
Paper Boats In August
They were eleven, the lane was under water, and everything was still possible.
Author: Sneha Iyer · Language: English · Pages: 276
Rs 289
About This Novel
In a low-lying lane where every August brings knee-deep water, four eleven-year-olds run a paper boat race that has been going for three generations. Paper Boats In August follows that last unbroken monsoon before a redevelopment notice, a scholarship, an illness and a move begin pulling them apart.
Sneha Iyer captures childhood without prettifying it: the cruelty, the bargaining, the fierce private codes. Told from four alternating points of view, the novel is funny far more often than it is sad, which makes the sadness land harder when it comes.
A beautifully observed coming-of-age story for adult readers and mature young readers alike.
Themes You Will Find Inside
- Coming of age
- Friendship
- Monsoon and coastal India
- Change and loss
Book Information
| Title | Paper Boats In August |
|---|---|
| Author | Sneha Iyer |
| Genre | Coming Of Age |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 276 |
| Binding & Size | Paperback, 5 x 8 inch |
| Paper | Premium cream reading paper, matt laminated cover |
| ISBN | 978-93-5000-112-8 |
| Publisher | PrintoutRajan.shop, New Delhi |
| Price | Rs 289 (delivery charged separately) |
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