A Passage to India discussion

Hi all

I hope you can help. At slightly more than 21 I am FINALLY going to India. I have wanted to go ever since I read ' Passage to India' for my O'levels - oh that ages me! Anyway, I would love to have some ideas about what I should read while travelling. I have read ' A Suitable Boy' and "Jewel in the Crown' and even 'The Far Pavillions'! I really love a good story and am unlikely to read non-fiction!

Any ideas or recommendations?

Many thanks

Annie

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

You can also try a few books by Mircea Eliade, like Maitreyi. He does have a few books that are non-fiction as well, regarding Yoga practices or other such notions, but he was a very good writer and I definitely recommend him.

Kitty wrote: "You can also try a few books by Mircea Eliade, like Maitreyi. He does have a few books that are non-fiction as well, regarding Yoga practices or other such notions, but he was a very good writer an..."

Better don't read about Yoga. Learn it from a certified master.

Annie wrote: "Hi all

I hope you can help. At slightly more than 21 I am FINALLY going to India. I have wanted to go ever since I read ' Passage to India' for my O'levels - oh that ages me! Anyway, I would love ..."

Read Ruskin Bond.

Shantaram

I've lived in India for three years. Someone recommended this book to me... and now I'm recommending it to you.