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  • Published: 30 September 2011
  • ISBN: 9781446498866
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

Rani And Sukh




An Asian Romeo & Juliet tale from the author of (Un)Arranged Marriage

A powerful and gripping novel that sweeps the reader from modern-day Britain to the Punjab in the 1960s and back again in a ceaseless cycle of tragedy and conflict.

1950s Punjab - a secret affair goes terribly wrong and the bride commits suicide after her lover is attacked by her family. The two families part in violence and conflict.

2004 Leicester - Rani and Sukh fall in love, unaware of the terrible legacy of the past and the conflict between their two families-Can tragedy be averted or will the two young people be able to escape the cycle of violence and draw the families together for the future?

  • Published: 30 September 2011
  • ISBN: 9781446498866
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

About the author

Bali Rai

Bali Rai's first novel for young adults, (un)arranged marriage, created a huge amount of interest and won many awards, including the Angus Book Award and the Leicester Book of the Year. It was also shortlisted for the prestigious Branford Boase first novel award. Rani and Sukh and The Whisper were both shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize. Bali is also the author of the hugely popular Soccer Squad series for younger readers.
Bali was born in Leicester where he still lives, writing full-time and visiting schools to talk about his books. You can visit him at www.balirai.co.uk

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Praise for Rani And Sukh

Gritty, urban, streetwise story shot through acerbic wit and compassionate humour like letters through candy rock, empowering and investing hope in young people to create their own future while respecting their past

The School Librarian

It is well executed with convincing dialogue, humour and lively and believable main characters acting as teenagers of today do

Inis

Rai's snappily-written dialogue and stream-of-consciousness narrative create a vivid, fast-moving take on the Romeo & Juliet story

Booktrust

This bitter-sweet story hurtles towards its inevitable conclusion, which is both frustratingly honest and overwhelmingly powerful. It is a heart-wrenching love story that will exert its power over you long after the book is finished

Claudia Mody, The Bookseller

This is a novel which challenges assumptions abour race, gender roles and family loyalties

Irish Times