Publisher's Synopsis
Meera walks along the esplanade outside the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai, planning her suicide. The voices, the fear, and the disassociation have simply become too mucy. She enters the Hotel minutes before terrorists attack its premises.When she sneaked out of office on the morning of 26th November 2008 to die, she did not know that she would be forced to consider the answer to a most fundamental question:
Is drowning the same as being shot at?
In the shadow of the economic slowdown and the imminent Mumbai terror attacks, in the crowded
streets of Mumbai, India, Meera stands alone, lost in a deadly battle against herself.
A Place Called Delirium is a stunning, exemplary piece of contemporary, literary fiction that is told in stream of consciousness.This allows you to truly see into Meera's mind as she loses her grip on reality and is reduced to interpreting the world through the lens of popular books she had read or movies she has seen (a curious plight with which many readers would feel certain they identiv). This book is a multicultural, thought-provoking piece that is best for new adult to adult readers.
Avaantika Kakkar is one of only a handful of authors publishing house founder Amanda Lamkin will read for fun. Please bear this confession in mind as Kakkar and Line By Lion Publications invites and welcomes you to A Place Called Delerium.
