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The Colour of Love

Published
Oct 2006
Main Genre
General Fiction General Fiction
Pages
338

About This Book

‘A joyful story' Good Housekeeping

For all outward appearances, Nina is the perfect Indian daughter. But underneath, she feels like a fraud.

In one day, she caught her secret (white) boyfriend having an affair, she walked out of her lucrative career as a lawyer to become an artist, and to cap it all off, a disturbing encounter with a spiritual guru has her questioning her faith.

Unable to face shattering her parents' ambitions of the perfect arranged marriage, she finally agrees to be matched.

But as she dons a suit and pretends to go to work every day, the lies are beginning to stack up. Surely something's got to give?

Praise for Preethi Nair:

‘Packs a powerful punch' Guardian

‘A genuinely moving novel' Daily Express

‘A carefully woven tale that's exceedingly good' Company

‘A little gem of fiction' New Woman

Reviews

Praise for One Hundred Shades of White:

‘An absorbing novel about mothers, daughters, food and truth.' Closer

‘A great read. Fast, funny and full of life' Shyama Perera, author of I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet

‘A genuinely moving novel…like the bottled spices that play such a role in the story, this has all its ingredients in just the right quantities to spirit away all negative emotions.' Daily Express

‘She writes evocatively about childhood and there are passages of tight and lyrical immediacy…Moving description packs a powerful punch in this book about family, forgiveness and the power of truth.' Guardian

‘A carefully woven tale that's exceedingly good' Company

‘A dynamic author.' Good Housekeeping

‘A sensuous and poignant novel…enchanting.' Sainsbury's magazine

‘[This book] will have you praying for a delayed train' Glamour

‘A warm-hearted tale of survival' Bookseller

Praise for Gypsy Masala:

‘A little gem of fiction…a mystic and beautifully lyrical book' New Woman

‘A rich, evocative tale.' Company

‘A heart-warming read about families, forgiveness, carving futures and filtering truth.' Guardian

‘A luscious book, made lush with spices. Kindnesses and friendships abound, but so do hardships and hard knocks' Oxford Times

About the author

Preethi Nair was born in Southern India but raised in London, where she now lives. Following a career as a management consultant, she gave it all up to self-publish her first novel, GYPSY MASALA, which received tremendous publicity. She now writes full time.

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