Akhil Sharma: FAMILY LIFE [2015] paperback Condition:Good But what if Hiccup's dragon

But what if Hiccup's dragon resembles an ickle brown bunny with wings

Robert McCrum

When he came of age he was not the leader his father had been

a world-renowned expert on the history and usage of the English language

The tale seems to begin with buried treasure and then turns into an unprecedented historical detective story - a modern Grail quest leading back through cryptically coded parchments

Akhil Sharma: FAMILY LIFE [2015] paperback Condition:Good But what if Hiccup's dragonWINNER OF THE 2016 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD WINNER OF THE FOLIO PRIZE 2015 For eight year old Ajay and his older brother Birju, life in Dehli in the late 1970s follows a comfortable, predictable routine: bathing on the roof, queuing for milk, playing cricket in the street. Yet, everything changes when their father finds a job in America a land of carpets and elevators, swimsuits and hot water on tap. Life is exciting for the two brothers as