This book is a hard hitting, honest and gritty twist to a fairy tale. Indian television makers have copied 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' and are offering a billion rupees to the winner of all thirteen questions. Ram Mohammad Thomas is a destitute orphan frm the worst of India's slums and yet he answers every question correctly and wins the billion rupees. The show's producers think he must have cheated and have him arrested. While being tortured to 'admit' his crime, an unknown lady walks in, announces that she is his lawyer and bails him to her home. She asks him to tell her the truth, and from here the book divides into thirteen chapters, each recounting an episode from his unfortunate past.Through each account of witnessing the worst of poverty, rape, incest, murder etc, Thomas learns pieces of information, exactly the information that he needed to answer each question on the quiz show. There is also a magnificent hidden twist to the tale at the end of the book.
This book is extremely well crafted, pulling the reader in with suspense, tradgedy and triumph. Prepare to let your emotions race while you flick the pages to uncover the truth. A fantastic read!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment