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The inheritance of loss

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At the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas lives an embittered old judge who wants nothing more than to retire in peace. With the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, and his cook's son hopscotching from one New York restaurant to another, trying to stay ahead of the US immigration services, this is far from easy.

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The inheritance of loss, Kiran Desai

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2006
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Language
English
Publisher
Penguin Books
Released
2006
Format
Paperback
ISBN10
0143101226
ISBN13
9780143101222
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First published
2006
Original title
The Inheritance of Loss
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At the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas lives an embittered old judge who wants nothing more than to retire in peace. With the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, and his cook's son hopscotching from one New York restaurant to another, trying to stay ahead of the US immigration services, this is far from easy.