Two Lives
by Vikram SethAvailable
Vikram Seth has woven together the astonishing story of Shanti Behari Seth and Helga Gerda Caro. He recounts the arrival into this childless couple's lives of their great-nephew from India -- the...
Vikram Seth has woven together the astonishing story of Shanti Behari Seth and Helga Gerda Caro. He recounts the arrival into this childless couple's lives of their great-nephew from India -- the...
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