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The Parcel

Name: The Parcel
Brand: Scribe UK / Vintage Canada
SKU: 9780345816757
Price: 98.0 HKD
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Edition: CA - Paperback / softback

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304 pages • 5.18 x 7.98 x 0.8 in

Approx. weight: 0.62 lb

Publication date: 01 Aug,2017

Barcode: 9780345816757 • Scribe UK / Vintage Canada

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By: Anosh Irani

FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION • FINALIST FOR THE WRITERS’ TRUST FICTION PRIZE • A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • This powerful work about a transgender sex worker in the red-light district of Bombay who is given an unexpected task, is a gripping literary page-turner—difficult and moving, surprising and tender.

The Parcel's astonishing heart, soul and unforgettable voice is Madhu--born a boy, but a eunuch by choice--who has spent most of her life in a close-knit clan of transgender sex workers in Kamathipura, the notorious red-light district of Bombay. Madhu identifies herself as a "hijra"--a person belonging to the third sex, neither here nor there, man nor woman. Now, at 40, she has moved away from prostitution, her trade since her teens, and is forced to beg to support the charismatic head of the hijra clan, Gurumai. One day Madhu receives a call from Padma Madam, the most feared brothel owner in the district: a "parcel" has arrived--a young girl from the provinces, betrayed and trafficked by her aunt--and Madhu must prepare it for its fate. Despite Madhu's reluctance, she is forced to take the job by Gurumai. As Madhu's emotions spiral out of control, her past comes back to haunt her, threatening to unravel a lifetime's work and identity.