Don't Let Him Know

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Don't Let Him Know is a rich, evocative and brilliantly told tale of family, of loyalties, and of love that must stay secret. Sandip Roy has broken new ground in this tale of the modern Indian family. A lovely read * <b>Abraham Verghese</b> * Sandip Roy's compelling characters strive to negotiate the distances between continents, generations and sexualities; through a dazzling mosaic of narrative snapshots Roy captures the arcs of entire lifetimes * <b>Manil Suri</b> * In this beautiful debut, Sandip Roy explores the fine line between knowing too little and knowing too much, and between understanding too little and understanding too much. Spanning decades and traveling between continents, the novel is an inquiry about how our secrets shape us, and how, in turn, we redefine ourselves constantly to avoid being trapped by the secrets * <b>Yiyun Li</b> * A story rich with the exhilaration of the future, and heavy with the tug of the past. I loved it * <b>Neil Bartlett</b> * A large-hearted, compassionate novel that treats its all characters - male and female, gay and straight - with affection and sympathy. Sandip Roy illuminates truths about the loneliness of immigration and the perils and comforts of homecoming in this marvelous first novel * <b>Thrity Umrigar, author of <i>The Space Between Us</i> and <i>The Story Hour</b></i> * This magnificent novel, through its many viewpoints and stories, builds a composite portrait of three unforgettable characters and of the times they live in - times that shape their destinies in very different ways * <b>Shyam Selvadurai, author of <i>Funny Boy</i> and <i>The Hungry Ghosts</b></i> * Roy cleverly captures a world where change and stagnation coexist. He dramatizes inequality in India and takes an ironic view of the myth of American freedom. His prose has a patient, lived-in quality and his novel reads like the word of somebody who has thought deeply about the most effective way to tell this story * <b><i>Independent</b></i> * [A] sensual debut novel ... As it gathers pace after a somewhat slow start, you will not want to put it down * <b><i>The Lady</b></i> * It's an absorbing portrait of modern India and a tender tale of the ties that bind * <b><i>Stylist</b></i> * Don't Let Him Know captures the heart of modern Indian life and is masterful at demonstrating the mystery behind all families. I for one had wider eyes for reading it * <b><i>Stylist</b></i> *