Miss Timmins' School for Girls - A Novel - E-book - ePub

"An irresistible novel that hurls forward at breathtaking speed toward an unpredictable climax."-Thrity Umrigar, bestselling author of The Space Between Us "Beautifully written, atmospheric.contains entire worlds. I couldn't put it down."-Gary Shteyngart, bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story and AbsurdistanMiss Timmins' School for Girls is the truly dazzling debut of a major novelist, Nayana Currimbhoy.
Set in India during the monsoon of 1974, it tells the story of a conventional young girl who leaves her cloistered small town home to teach at a remote boarding school run by British Missionaries. Part coming-of-age novel, part suspenseful murder mystery, Miss Timmins' School for Girls is a brilliant evocation of a colorful time and place-India during the love, drug, and rock 'n' roll era-complete with the sights, sounds, and music of the period seamlessly woven into the page-turning tale.