Boundary Road (Paperback)
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Boundary Road (Paperback)

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Paperback 224 Pages
Published: 21/09/2023
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Waterstones Says

A deftly woven tapestry of dialogue from the top deck of a London bus, Boundary Road creates a raft of unforgettable characters in a vey contemporary tale of love, regret and multiculturalism.

Shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2024

A story of colliding lives, beguiling opportunities, and reckless illusions. A compelling blend of comedy and tragedy. Love, desire, fear, and dreams on a London bus: we're on the thirteen, heading for Boundary Road. People get on and off leaving something of themselves behind, but two of the passengers have past they can't escape.

People can't stop talking. A giddy cocktail of monologues, dialogues, memories and gleeful anticipation. It's amazing what people will say to total strangers. Suddenly the unsayable just trips off the tongue and there's so much feeling behind it; hours of thought, sprinkled with melancholy or sharp blades of aggression.

While some just accept what life offers, others react with dangerous determination. A man haunted by his past and the many pasts of his family, but in love with the present; all that's greeting his senses right now. He's charming but he's got a secret waiting to catch up with him. A woman stifled by lack of affection but determined to do what's right. A man obsessed with architecture and in love with a painting. For most, it's a liberating opportunity to exchange confidences with a stranger, but for two of passengers this journey will be unexpectedly life changing.

Publisher: Everything with Words
ISBN: 9781911427353
Number of pages: 224
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

'Rao skilfully treads the boundary between fiction and non-fiction to offer a fascinating cross section of contemporary multi-cultural London from the top of a double-decker bus.I loved Aron's wonderful exuberance ' Priscilla Morris, author of Black Butterflies 'Enthralling, intense and heartfelt' Alison Moore, author of The Lighthouse. 'Aron and Nora assume real personality, real humanity, real depth. You can hear their voices as vividly as if you are sat next to them on the bus.' NB Magazine Long Listed for the Jhalak Prize.

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Ami Rao has quickly become one of my favourite writers, and I think this book may just be her best yet. It’s powerful, emotional, wise, kind and somehow managed to make me grin wildly, and then totally shock me into... More

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Boundary Road is an innovative and compelling slice of life story set mostly on a London bus. Aron Wilson has just started a new job and gets the number 13 home, a journey that will take him 90 minutes. During a busy... More

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