About the Book: Polite Society
Bored witless in her south Delhi cocoon, the beautiful Ania Khurana seeks
excitement. Whether tinkering with her novel-in-progress or setting up her
single aunt and close friends with suitable men, she undertakes her projects
with a passionate focus. Art fairs, literary residencies, a weekend at a
cricketer-turned-politicians country retreat and, of course, dozens of
glittering parties-Ania applies her exceptional industry to them all. But her
privilege cannot mask the darkness and vulnerability at the heart of her ornate
world-nor does it enable her to influence the dazzling, deadly men and women who
appear in it. Keenly observed, sharply plotted and full of wit