The Girl with the Seven Lives

Beschreibung

<BR>A high-stakes tour-de-force from Vikas Swarup, the internationally bestselling author of Q & A, the book that inspired one of the most memorable films of the twenty-first century: hit Hollywood, multiple-Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire.<BR><BR>'An absolute triumph of contemporary fiction' LoveReading<BR>'Cinematic ... propulsive' The Weekend Australian <BR>'A rollicking read' Good Reading Magazine<BR><BR>Devi is a fighter.

Growing up in the slums of Delhi, she has learnt that survival comes at a cost - and naturally, that means she's made a few enemies along the way. <BR><BR>Now she's being held captive, her life up for sale in an online auction, where the highest bidder will determine her fate.<BR><BR>With her existence hanging in the balance, Devi proceeds to give her captor 'a confession to beat all confessions' - as over the course of a single night, Devi unveils the secrets of her seven extraordinary lives.<BR><BR>Devi is the ultimate survivor - a girl from the gutters who dares to rewrite her own destiny.

But will she survive the longest night of her life?<BR><BR>'A memorable journey and occult X-ray of a country that can't help but fascinate us' Crime Time

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