AN OBSERVER BEST NEW NOVELIST 2025
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2025
A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE INDEPENDENT, TELEGRAPH, NERVE AND GUARDIAN
When the waters of the Saraswati, a river of legend, start to rise in a corner of northern India, seven scattered descendants of a forbidden marriage are unexpectedly swept up in its current. Satnam, adrift from his life in London, is drawn into a contentious scheme to restore the river. Nathu, an archaeologist, ventures from Nairobi to a dig site that might reveal artefacts of a lost civilisation. And elsewhere in former lands of empire - in Singapore, Canada, Mauritius and Pakistan - the ripples are felt across generations. Gurnaik Johal's panoramic debut deftly animates the passions that bind us to our histories and each other. 'A rich tapestry, occasionally bewildering, often beguiling' THE NEW YORK TIMES
| ISBN: | 9781788169493 |
| Publication date: | 5th March 2026 |
| Author: | Gurnaik Johal |
| Publisher: | Serpent's Tail an imprint of Profile |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 373 pages |
| Primary Genre | Sharing Diverse Voices |
| Other Genres: |
AN OBSERVER BEST NEW NOVELIST 2025
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2025
A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE INDEPENDENT, TELEGRAPH, NERVE AND GUARDIAN
When the waters of the Saraswati, a river of legend, start to rise in a corner of northern India, seven scattered descendants of a forbidden marriage are unexpectedly swept up in its current. Satnam, adrift from his life in London, is drawn into a contentious scheme to restore the river. Nathu, an archaeologist, ventures from Nairobi to a dig site that might reveal artefacts of a lost civilisation. And elsewhere in former lands of empire - in Singapore, Canada, Mauritius and Pakistan - the ripples are felt across generations. Gurnaik Johal's panoramic debut deftly animates the passions that bind us to our histories and each other. 'A rich tapestry, occasionally bewildering, often beguiling' THE NEW YORK TIMES
Saraswati features in the following genres: General Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Sharing Diverse Voices, Fiction
Saraswati is available in Paperback, Hardback
Saraswati was written by Gurnaik Johal and published by Serpent's Tail an imprint of Profile
Saraswati has 373 pages
£8.99
