HarperCollins
India to
launch Shweta Bachchan-Nanda’s debut novel,
Paradise Towers,
on 10th
October 2018
Dinesh
opens the door to the Kapoor flat to find Lata, the enchantress who
works at Mrs Aly Khan’s, carrying a hot case with freshly made
gaajar ka halwa. On the first floor, the inquisitive Mrs Mody wipes
the dust off her precious binoculars to spy on the building’s
security guard. The Singhs open the doors of their SUV, their four
boys creating a ruckus – they are the newcomers, the outsiders.
Through the peephole, the ever-watchful Mrs Ranganekar observes their
arrival. Welcome to Paradise Towers, an apartment building in central
Mumbai. Everyone here has a story to tell. Or maybe they have stories
to hide.
HarperCollins
India is delighted to announce that Shweta
Bachchan-Nanda’s debut,
Paradise Towers,
will release on 10th
October 2018, with a book launch event in Mumbai. A heart-warming
slice-of-life novel set in an apartment building in Mumbai, Paradise
Towers, is
a riveting read brimming with the drama and intrigue of everyday
lives. The book is now available for pre-order on major online retail
sites.
About
Paradise
Towers:
Dinesh
opens the door to the Kapoor flat to find Lata, the enchantress who
works at Mrs Aly Khan’s, carrying a hot case with freshly made
gaajar ka halwa. On the first floor, the inquisitive Mrs Mody wipes
the dust off her precious binoculars to spy on the building’s
security guard. The Singhs open the doors of their SUV, their four
boys creating a ruckus – they are the newcomers, the outsiders.
Through the peephole, the ever-watchful Mrs Ranganekar observes their
arrival. Welcome to Paradise Towers, an apartment building in central
Mumbai. Everyone here has a story to tell. Or maybe they have stories
to hide.
Shweta
Bachchan-Nanda’s quirky, intimate debut explores the intertwined
lives in this building – a forbidden romance, an elopement, the
undercurrents of tension in corridor interactions and an explosive
Diwali celebration. Shweta Bachchan-Nanda’s is a dazzling voice
that will draw you into the intoxicating, crazy world that is
Paradise
Towers.
Speaking
about how she came to write Paradise
Towers, Shweta
Bachchan-Nanda
said, ‘I grew up with my grandfather who was a poet and a writer.
Writing and reading was always a very important part of our lives.
I’ve been writing a diary ever since I was a little girl, and wrote
stories that I never shared with anyone. Then, one day I just said, I
am going to take this plunge. I started writing a column for a
newspaper in Mumbai and it gave me a lot of confidence to go ahead
and do this full time, and that’s where Paradise
Towers comes from.’
Karan
Johar, renowned
filmmaker, further added, ‘Observant,
moving, hilarious and exceptionally astute... Paradise
Towers is no slice
of life...it's an entire loaf. Shweta
“builds” her debut novel with the ease of a literary veteran. Go
find your Paradise between these pages!’
Shreya
Punj, Assistant
Editor, HarperCollins India, who acquired the book, said, ‘I
fell in love with the story when I first read it. Now, Paradise
Towers is ready to
meet its readers, and I cannot wait for people to fall in love with
this quirky, intimate world Shweta has created. We’re proud to be
publishing her debut – it’s fresh, insightful and a story that
will resonate with everyone.’
About
the author:
Shweta
Bachchan-Nanda is a
columnist for DNA
and Vogue.
A well-known personality, she is the daughter of actors Jaya and
Amitabh Bachchan. Shweta is married to Nikhil Nanda and is the mother
of two children. She has her own clothing label, MxS, which launched
in 2018. She lives in New Delhi. This is her first novel.
For
more information, please
contact -
Shabnam.Srivastava@harpercollins.co.in
Imprint:
HarperCollins India Price: Rs 250
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