The Inheritance of Loss

This book is about life in Kalimpong after Indian Independance,Darjeeling.The authors description of Kalimpong is really wonderful.Everything is described beautifully.This books tells how life changes after uprising . I came to know about GNLF only after reading this book. All the characters like Sai,Gyan,th Judge,the Cook and his son,the two sisters are potrayed nicely.

This book won Booker prize for the year 2006 and the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award.

Kiran Desai,is a daughter of Anita Desai a noted Indian Writer.She is a Permanent Residance of United States.