SETH, Vikram.

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A Suitable Boy. First edition, inscribed limited issue, letter "O" of 26 copies bound in full morocco and inscribed by the author with a quotation from the book. An additional 100 copies bound in quarter leather and signed by the author were issued. The limited issues were released in advance of the trade issue.The inscription reads, "'Oh my daughter!' she said, 'oh my daughter.' Sarita said, 'Yes, Ma?' She was shocked to see her mother's tear-streaked face. 'Not you,' said Mrs Rupa Mehra. 'Where is that shameless Lata?' Vikram Seth".Set in post-partition India, the novel follows Lata in her search for a husband. An international best-seller, it won the Connect Award in 1993 and the Commonwealth Writer's prize in the following year.

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