Description: The author's account of her 18 months in a Bangladeshi village, living with the villagers, absorbing their life and culture.
Brief description: Katy Gardner is professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics and is the author of several books including Discordant Development and Global Migrants, Local Lives: Travel and Transformation in Rural Bangladesh.
Review Quotes: ""'Beautifully and simply written ... the characters emerge in all their humanity, frailty and humour'"" - New Internationalist ""'In reading it, you experience a profound sense of entering another community and seeing it from the inside. Gardner's evocative descriptions and her ability to convey the emotional intensity of its people make this a memorable book'"" - Literary Review