For fans of Zadie Smith, Rohinton Mistry, Kiran Desai and Hanif Kureishi Tishani Doshi has already appeared at Hay, Segovia, Galle, Berlin, Jaipur and Cartagena Festivals, and was the winner of the Forward Poetry Prize in 2006 A BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime

'This is a captivating, delightful novel. I was totally engaged by Tishani Doshi's people and by their world, and the language often rises - when speaking of the great matters, life, death, and above all love - to powerful metaphorical heights' Salman Rushdie 'Brimming with tender humour ... the novel dances its people across barriers of race and nation' Independent 'Intensely charming ... a seductive and lovable novel: it is about pleasure sought and, more importantly, pleasure found' Guardian 'Cross-cultural love story that spans three decades ... Laced with charm, and instantly familiar, this is top drawer comfort reading' Financial Times

Tishani Doshi is a poet and dancer based in Madras, India. Her first collection of poetry, Countries of the Body, won the Forward Poetry Prize for best first collection in 2006. The Pleasure Seekers is her first novel.