description: The story unfolds through four middle class families - the Mehras, Kappoors, Khans and Chatterjis. Lata Mehra, a university student, is under pressure from her mother to get married. But not to just anyone she happens to fall in love with.This dramatisation for BBC Radio 4 was recorded on location in India.
language: English
title: A Suitable Boy
titlecomplete: A Suitable Boy
characters: Savita Mehra, Lata Mehra, Arun Mehra, Meenakshi Mehra (née Chatterji), Pran Kapoor, Maan Kapoor, Amit Chatterji, Varun Mehra, Rupa Mehra
genres: Fiction, Historical, Indian Literature, Asia, India, Romance, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 47457
places: Delhi, India, Kanpur, Brahmapur, Calcutta
series: A Bridge of Leaves
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: WH Smith Literary Award, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Commonwealth Writers' Prize
category: Best Book Overall
publisher: BBC Audiobooks