"A breathtaking re-imagining of King Lear as a family feud set in contemporary India - a darkly mesmerising and fascinating epic of a tale, one that is all-consuming and fiercely beautiful."
Winner of the Desmond Elliott Prize 2018
A darkly mesmerising and fascinating epic of a tale based in India, one that is all-consuming and fiercely beautiful. A family descends into a hellish nightmare when power, greed, and corruption begin to prowl through their lives. After his mother dies, Jivan returns home to his family and arrives to chaos.
The first paragraph gently took hold of my thoughts, setting the departing view in my minds eye, setting my feet on the journey to India. I sank quickly and deeply into the page, Preti Taneja allows the words to sing, to explain, to show the world that Jivan is entering. I remained on edge, apprehensive, sometimes having to peek between my fingers as love and hate began a heady, swirling, burning dance, wrapping around one another until they became one.
As a retelling of King Lear, it stands resolutely on its on merit and I almost didn’t want to mention the connection. ‘We That Are Young’ shocks, provokes, pushes and pulls at thoughts and feelings, it is also a ravishingly descriptive work of art.
Featured in Episode 4 of the LoveReading Podcast
JIVAN SINGH, the ******* scion of the Devraj family, returns to his childhood home after a long absence – only to witness the unexpected resignation of the ageing patriarch from the vast corporation he founded, the Devraj Company. On the same day, Sita, Devraj’s youngest daughter, absconds – refusing to submit to the marriage her father wants for her. Meanwhile, Radha and Gargi, Sita’s older sisters, are handed the Company… And so begins a brutal, deathly struggle for power, ranging over the luxury hotels and spas of New Delhi and Amritsar, the Palaces and slums of Napurthala, to Srinagar, Kashmir.
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JIVAN SINGH, the ******* scion of the Devraj family, returns to his childhood home after a long absence – only to witness the unexpected resignation of the ageing patriarch from the vast corporation he founded, the Devraj Company. On the same day, Sita, Devraj’s youngest daughter, absconds – refusing to submit to the marriage her father wants for her.
We That Are Young features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Debut Books of the Month, Debuts, eBooks of the Month, Family Drama, Sharing Diverse Voices, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
Paperback, Ebook. £10.79, down from the £11.99 cover price. In Stock.
We That Are Young was written by Preti Taneja and published by Galley Beggar Press
We That Are Young has 556 pages
£10.79, reduced from £11.99. In Stock.
