Happy Birthday! is a celebration of the complex, mysterious inner lives of our fellow human beings, by the award-winning novelist Meghna Pant. A dedicated friend undertakes one last labour of love for a childless woman. Nadia - married into money - finds herself facing uncomfortable truths about her comfortably numb marriage. A Mumbai slum-girl dreams of speaking words valuable enough to be translated into English. An American tourist seeking nirvana sets off a sudden chain of events when his bag is stolen and destiny plays her hand. A retired civil servant of modest means struggles to support his snooty foreign-returned daughter. Meghna Pant's knife-sharp stories are compelling, emotionally intelligent and provide a rare glimpse into the strange workings of the human heart. They evade neat categorization and are the perfect read for all curious spirits. Key Features Meghna Pant’s debut novel, One & A Half Wife garnered both critical and commercial acclaim. This is her first collection of short stories Happy Birthday! recounts stories about a diverse range of characters that will appeal to many different groups of people. With its unique insight into the experiences of immigrants, Happy Birthday! will be especially appealing to NRI's and expatsMany of the stories in Happy Birthday! are based in Mumbai and will be especially interesting to MumbaikarsMeghna Pant’s writing succeeds in discussing serious issues of gender and class in a tone that is light and humorous
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