Poona Company'A beautiful collection, full of affection and an extremely funny book.' Salman RushdieIn this collection of nine linked stories, young Farrukh recounts his years growing up in a Parsi neighbourhood in Poona during the fifties. Sarbatwalla Chowk is the centre of the world of those he remembers: Eddie the Inventor and his Big Boy; the massive Samson, who lives on the street and refuses to get a job; the blind man and his guide, Black Dog, supposed to

who has her own reasons for wanting a magical killer like Kiriko at her beck and call

Too late he discovers that the one being set-up is actually himself

Or how about that mad neighbour you have living next-door to you

running in the Berlin Olympics

Takashi's return to Japan coincides with a local Korean supermarket magnate's offer to buy the brothers' ancestral storehouse

they find their ship sinking with no land in sight

but they have yet to find a panacea

Includes the bonus novel Then There Was You by Miranda Liasson

finding gifts greater than she had ever imagined and connecting with gentle widower Paul

despite the fact they have never met…

Michel escapes to Los Angeles to find a bride of his choosing

with its robust features and the invaluable mentorship of Avadh Ojha sir