London: Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2020. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5x0x7. Reprint. Bottom corner of rear cover creased. 2020 Trade Paperback. xxi, 246 pp. In 1991, Monisha Rajesh's family uprooted from Sheffield to Madras in the hope of making India their home. Two years later, fed up with soap-eating rats, severed human heads and the creepy colonel across the road, they returned to England with a bitter taste in their mouths. Two decades on, she turns to a map of the Indian Railways and takes a page out of Jules Verne's classic tale, embarking on an adventure around India in 80 trains, covering 40,000 km - the circumference of the Earth. She hopes that 80 train journeys up, down and across India will lift the veil on a country that has become a stranger to her. Along the way, Monisha discovers that the Indian Railways - featuring luxury trains, toy trains, Mumbai's infamous commuter trains, and even a hospital on wheels - have more than a few stories to tell, not to mention a colourful cast of characters. And with a self-confessed "militant devout atheist" in tow, her personal journey around a country built on religion isn't quite what she bargained for...

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Bookseller: Yesterday's Muse Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2336230
Title: Around India in 80 Trains [Eighty]
Author: Rajesh, Monisha
Format/Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 1857886445
ISBN 13: 9781857886443
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2020
Size: 5x0x7
Keywords: ADVENTURE TRAVEL INDIA ASIA ASIAN HISTORY MIDDLE EAST MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY TRAVELOGUE
X weight: 8 oz

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Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Trade Paperback: Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...