Book #160232

Bhowani Junction

John Masters
Book #160232 Bhowani Junction. John Masters.
Bhowani Junction

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Publisher: New York: The Viking Press, 1954.

An edition in near fine condition. Overall this is a tight, clean copy.

Masters spins an intriguing tale of love and betrayal in the fictional town of Bhowani Junction. As the novel opens, a young woman named Nisha is walking home one evening when she is accosted by a stranger. He forces her into a nearby alley, where he rapes her. Nisha barely escapes with her life, but she becomes determined to find her attacker and make him pay. Years later, Nisha has a son and decides to move to Bhowani Junction, where she believes her rapist still lives. As she starts to make new friends in the town, she begins to doubt her assumptions. Then, one night, Nisha's son is playing in the street when he is kidnapped by a group of men. Nisha quickly realizes that her attacker is one of the men responsible for her son's abduction. She races to find her son, but it's too late. Nisha learns that her son was killed as a result of her rape, and she is; 8vo; 394 pages.

Price: $80.00