Inheritance of Loss

Inheritance of Loss

by Kiran Desai

2025

In a secluded Himalayan town, a retired judge’s quiet life is disrupted by his granddaughter’s arrival, forcing him to confront his past and the simmering political unrest around them. Meanwhile, his cook dreams of his son’s precarious journey through New York’s immigrant underbelly. This novel offers a poignant look at displacement, cultural clashes, and the complicated legacies of empire.

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