Strangers In The Night: Two Novellas

The perils and pleasures that attends growing up. In 'A Handful of Nuts', the first of the novellas in this book, the reader is treated to vintage Bondamp;mdash;a gloriously funny and unexpectedly tender story of being young and adventurous in small town India. The central character would like to establish himself as a writer but he is constantly diverted from his task by assorted escapades, romances, friends and other distractions.
Containing some of Bond's finest writing it is a classic coming of age story, told in a fresh and compelling way. 'The Sensualist', the second novella, is altogether more sombre but deals with a similar themeamp;mdash;the trials and tribulations of a young man are coming of age. Gripping, erotic, even brutal, it explores the demons that its protagonist must grapple with before he is able to come to terms with himself.