"The novel which teems with the actualities of life in India -corruption,injustice, bureaucratic finagling-is wonderfully set apart by a fine, clear, disenchanted eye and an acerbic moral intelligence that is devastating without raising it's voice-Publishers Weekly

"The flow of masterly novels that manage to bring alive the Indian social and political world of post-Emergency Delhi.. and the rich harvest that it brings to the rcader is one of the most packed and exciting (aspects) of modern fiction.Sahgal, of course, is foremost in her garnering of the horror, humour and humanity of this fascinating age.- sir Angus Wilson

PLANS FORDEPARTURE

"Ms Sahgal handle her ingredients-love, compromise, anguish,serenity, the writing on the wall - with lucent sincerity and a feeling for both kinds of history, ourward and inward."- the Guardian

"The mention of revolution or religion can clear a bookshop fiction aisle faster than a fire alarm.... But with a chilly wit and metaphysical calm, India's prize-winning Nayantara Sahgal has mastered the difficult task.-time magazine