THREE BARGAINS

A rags-to-riches tale destined to appeal to fans of The Kite Runner and In the Shadow of the Banyan Tree.

By the banks of the River Yamuna in northern India, where rice paddies of basmati merge into fields of sugarcane, twelve-year-old Madan arrives with his family in the factory town of Gorapur. Madan’s father, drunk and abusive, threatens the family’s already tenuous position in Gorapur, finally committing an unforgivable crime. In the aftermath, Madan’s sharp mind and hardened determination catch the attention of Avtaar Singh, his father’s employer and the most powerful man in town, changing everything for Madan and for his family. Avtaar Singh becomes a father to Madan in every way except in blood. In his journey from impoverished boy to powerful man, Madan will have to bargain for his life and for the lives of those he loves. A novel about fathers and sons, the ties that bind, and the barriers of class that even love cannot break, Three Bargains is a stunning debut. Tania Malik was born in New Delhi and raised in India, Africa, and the Middle East. She divides her time between New Delhi and the Bay Area. Three Bargains is her first novel.