August 2016 Debut of the Month.
Warmly amusing, gorgeously transportive and eye opening, this is a novel that subtly and quietly creeps under your skin. When a risqué dance troupe arrives in a remote Himalayan village in India, it quite literally appears to be the answer to Rabindra’s prayers. Rabindra has been dreaming of England, his brother trained there as a Doctor, returning full of dazzling information, and so second son Rabindra asked the gods for help. Robin Mukherjee brings the village of Pushkara and it’s colourful inhabitants to vibrant, glorious life. With imagined conversations, misunderstandings and miscommunication taking place, I chortled and smirked as human nature asserted itself on the other side of the world. Robin Mukherjee’s writing is bright and bold, yet a skilful eloquence ensures a thought provoking bite. ‘Hillstation’ surprised me, it delivered so much more than I was expecting, it’s a quirky, quite delightful read and I adored it.
A 'Piece of Passion' from the publisher...
'I remember first opening Hillstation on my train journey home from work one day, it had been a long day and I was tired and, in all honestly, didn't really fancy reading anything. Within a few paragraphs Robin Mukjerjee's delightful, charming prose had me smitten.
I chuckled at the dry humour that permeates the pages as I became fascinated by the local Indian village and its inhabitants: their personalities, their spirituality, and their response to the comical chaos that disrupts their normal, conservative way of life. Before long, I had fallen in love with this unique novel and its endearing protagonist, Rabindra.
If you want a book that will make you laugh, enlighten you about culture, ask questions about our aspirations (and whether what we think we aspire to is really what we want) and ultimately leave you with a big grin on your face, Hillstation is the book for you.' - Clare Quinlivan, Editorial and Rights Executive, Oldcastle Books
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