Kiran DesaiLiterary Fiction · Contemporary Literature·b. 1971
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
Synopsis
Two young people, Sonia and Sunny, are drawn to each other on a train, despite a past attempt by their grandparents to set them up that backfired. Sonia, back in India after studying in Vermont, fears a dark spell, while Sunny, a journalist in New York, is escaping family conflict. Together, they navigate the alienations of the modern world in search of happiness.
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Prose complexity 7/10
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