"Swarup’s setup—a character recounts their past in the midst of a high-pressure situation—recalls his 2005 hit Q&A (which was adapted into the film Slumdog Millionaire), but the gender politics at play here add depth, as the author traces a woman’s quest to thrive in a world where she’s the only person she can depend on. Blending nerve-shredding suspense and a big, beating heart, this impresses."

– Publishers Weekly

Praise for Vikas Swarup’s Q & A, the international bestseller filmed as Slumdog Millionaire:

"An engaging and surprisingly informative read."

– The Telegraph

"This brilliant story, as colossal, vibrant and chaotic as India itself, is not to be missed.”

– The Observer

"Swarup is an accomplished storyteller."

– The Daily Mail

"One of the most delightful reads i've enjoyed in years."

– Shashi Tharoor, author of Inglorious Empire

"Poignant, funny, rich . . . with an utterly original and brilliant structure at its heart.”

– Meg Rosoff, author of How I live Now

"Mingling broad humour with incisive social comment, Q&A is an absorbing and richly entertaining reading."

– The Times (London)

"A hugely successful mixture of satire and intrigue."

– The Independent on Sunday

"This lively picaresque novel has an original and telling premise. A colorful portrait of Indian society is painted with remarkable lightness and wit.”

– The Sunday Telegraph

“Popular fiction at its best and brightest. The prose is efficient and the characters are briskly drawn in strong, sharp colours. Swarup clearly understands his job. As an exercise in genre, the novel is a triumph and that was before the moviemakers got to work.”

– Robert McCrum, The Gaurdian