Shambala Junction : The Virginia Prize for Fiction, Winner - Dipika Mukherjee

Shambala Junction

By: Dipika Mukherjee

Paperback | 18 April 2017

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Iris, an American, is visiting India for the first time with her fiancé and not enjoying the trip. When she steps down from the train at Shambala Junction to buy a bottle of water, little does she know that her life will radically change. Stranded at the small town, she becomes involved in a local stall-holder’s battle to recover a lost child - one which is about to be sold to a rich Westerner. Along the way, she discovers not only herself - but friendship, courage and a love of India.

Iris, an American, is visiting India for the first time with her fiancée and not enjoying the trip. When she steps down from the train at Shambala Junction to buy a bottle of water, little does she know that her life will radically change. Stranded at the small town, she becomes involved in a local stall-holder’s battle to recover a lost child - one which is about to be sold to a rich Westerner. Along the way, she discovers not only herself - but friendship, courage and a love of India.

 

Industry Reviews

“…(Mukherjee’s) light, humorous style and engaging, believable characters make her book enticing and very readable…What emerges is a powerful tale of treachery, poverty – and both cute and inexcusable ignorance on the part of its lead character Iris (an Indian American).” – asianculturevulture.com

“An unsentimental yet compassionate view of the cultural clashes between east and west in which the interests of the trafficked children ultimately prevail. This is an informing and entertaining novel and well worth reading. *****” Amazon

“… takes hold of you and leads you with absolute confidence into one of the most extraordinary journeys any of us ever embark on: the discovery of India.” – Barney Norris, author of Times bestseller Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain

"It’s a refreshingly original viewpoint on the traditional ‘coming of age’ story, brimming with powerful women, a complex society and fundamental human truths laid out in all its gritty beauty." - SkyLightRain.com

"As much a cultural exploration as it is a love story, the book is a remarkable webbing of different viewpoints. Mukherjee is able to translate captivating realities to a wide audience through pulsing characters, with a natural story-telling ability that is inviting and enlightening." -Windy City Reviews

"Traveling on a train through India, Iris hurtles toward the biggest change of her life—only she doesn’t know it yet. Shambala Junction discusses the need for adventure, the nag of curiosity, and passion for doing what’s right through romantic, fluid prose that takes firm hold of the plot to produce an invigorating, engaging, and dynamic story." -World Literature Today

 

 

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