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Gifted (novel) 
Summary
Gifted is the debut novel by author Nikita Lalwani longlisted for the Man Booker Prize[1] and shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award.[2] It was first published in 2007 by Viking.[3]
 First edition | |
| Author | Nikita Lalwani |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Media type | Print, Audio & eBook |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 0-670-91707-9 |
Plot introduction edit
The novel is set in the 1980s Cardiff where maths prodigy Rumi Vasi grows up with her Hindu parents. Subjected to her father's strict tutoring he is determined that she be accepted by Oxford University at the age of only fifteen. But on starting University she finds it hard to adapt to her new-found freedom.
References edit
- ^ "Man Booker Longlist Announced". Booker Prize. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 2 July 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "Category Shortlists". Costa Book Awards. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2007.
- ^ "Gifted by Nikita Lalwani". www.fantasticfiction.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 January 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
External links edit
- review from The Guardian
- review from The Independent
- review from The New York Times