The Tiger's Wife

Author(s): Tea Obreht

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WINNER OF THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION'Not since Zadie Smith has a young writer arrived with such power and grace' Time'A marvel of beauty and imagination' Ann Patchett
A tiger escapes from the local zoo, padding through the ruined streets and onwards, to a ridge above the Balkan village of Galina. His nocturnal visits hold the villagers in a terrified thrall - but for one boy, the tiger is a thing of magic.
Natalia is the granddaughter of that boy. Now a doctor, she is visiting orphanages in the war-torn Balkans when she receives word of her beloved grandfather's death, far from their home, in circumstances shrouded in mystery.
Compelled to unravel the truth, Natalia stumbles upon a clue that will lead her to a tattered copy of The Jungle Book, and then to the most extraordinary story her grandfather never told her - the legend of the tiger's wife.
One of the most
BRILLIANT (Sunday Times)
ASTONISHING (New York Times)
PRODIGIOUS (Guardian)
FORMIDABLE (Financial Times)
EXTRAORDINARY (Vogue)
writers of her generation

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Worthy of her reputation, The Tiger's Wife is a rewarding read about a doctor arriving on a mission to an orphanage in a Balkan country. Obreht is a lyrical, lovely writer, who manages to educate as she explores human issues. You will fall under her spell from the opening pages. Elisa, Book Grocer

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  • : 9781474613811
  • : Orion Publishing Group, Limited
  • : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
  • : 0.26
  • : June 2019
  • : ---length:- '19.8'width:- '12.9'units:- Centimeters
  • : books

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  • : Tea Obreht
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 813.6
  • : 368