Anita Desai

“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”

“With her inner eye she saw how her own house and its particular history linked and contained her as well as her whole family with all their separate histories and experiences — not binding t...”

“The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards into the past - I felt I was digging a tunne...”

“India is a curious place that still preserves the past, religions, and its history. No matter how modern India becomes, it is still very much an old country.”