Books by A. K. Karla

Delhi, India, 1947. During the havoc of partition, orphaned fifteen-year-old, Rani Kapur, is attacked and raped before being left for dead in a ditch. Rescued by wealthy Anglo-Indian, Harish Hope, she is taken to his 'house,' a brothel like no other.

The hardware store is at the centre of the lives of four Indian immigrants: Vasuman 'Mr' Gupta, his beautiful wife, Meera, his employee, Chandu Kumar, and Chandu's tiny wife, Babita. Set in 1970's suburban London, the store is the apple of Mr Gupta's eye, and he craves Englishness as much as Meera opposes it.