Hero's Walk

Description: In a small town in India, Sripathi Rao receives a call that his daughter has been killed in an accident in Canada, leaving him to raise her child. This prize-winning novel--replete with the color, customs, and contradictions of India--is imbued with a sense of family life that is universal.

Review Quotes: "Engrossing . . . Fascinating . . . This book demands to be read straight through."
-The Washington Post Book World

"DEFT AND KNOWING . . . Badami's prose is lovely, almost poetic, and her ear for dialogue and the idiosyncrasies of her characters' speech rings true. . . . An intimate look into the hearts and minds of a complicated, quarrelsome, yet deeply loving family."
-Richmond Times-Dispatch

"COMPELLING . . .[A] LUSH EVOCATION OF INDIAN LIFE . . . [with] often laugh-out-loud funny dialogue."
-salon.com

"A WONDERFULLY TEXTURED TALE whose poignant events are imbued with truthfulness . . . Badami joins the ranks of such internationally celebrated authors as Michael Ondaaje."
-The London Free Press