The Burning Elephant by Christopher Raja

The Burning Elephant by Christopher RajaThe Burning Elephant is set in Kolkata before and after the assassination of Indira Gandhi, which led to widespread violence against India's Sikh population. The novel is told from the point of view of a young boy Govinda, whose father is the headmaster of a local school. It begins with the intrusion into the schoolyard of an elephant that has escaped from its owner, and is seen as such a danger that he is immediately shot, then burnt by the police.

Two strangers leading a life beyond his experience and into whose orbit he falls despite himself

But what if it also works the other way

a gifted student and heir apparent to Irish pharmaceutical giant Darcy Therapeutics

Julian notices three women spectacularly dressed up

Will Ophelias talents as a reader be enough to avoid the traps of her increasingly formidable enemies

Based on her bestselling book

It can be read as a vast

or it could have been a slow slide out of favour that I willed myself not to see

immersive photographs by Sarah Pannell illustrate gardening techniques as well as offering a breathtaking bee's-eye view of the garden

In consultation with communities

she's still hiding from her older brothers

There are intensely felt lyrics of personal experience