Cover Reveal | Paradise Towers by Shweta Bachchan-Nanda
HarperCollins India
to launch Shweta Bachchan-Nanda’s debut novel, Paradise Towers, on 10th October 2018
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.
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.’
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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