The Many Lives of Ruby Iyer: A Bombay story (YA Dystopian Thriller) by Laxmi Hariharan
A YA thriller, with strong dystopian undertones and a kick-ass protagonist, taking you on a white knuckle ride through a disintegrating Bombay City. A girl desperate to rescue her best friend. A cop willing to do anything to save the city he serves. A delusional doctor bent on annihilation. When Ruby Iyer's best friend is kidnapped by the despotic Dr Kamini Braganza, she will do anything to rescue him. Anything, including taking the help of the reticent Vikram Roy, a mysterious cop-turned-rogue on a mission to save Bombay. The city needs all the help it can get, and these two are the only thing standing between its total destruction by Dr Braganza's teen army. As Bombay falls apart around them, will Ruby be able to save her friend and the city? Will she finally discover her place in a city where she has never managed to fit in? And what about her growing feelings for Vikram? Reviews "The author uses the city as a stark, sometimes gloomy, backdrop for a tight story of conflict and terror, and does an excellent job of portraying the city-as-a-mother, leaving the hero(ine) to grapple with the dilemma of choice." - Jormund Elver "When was the last time that you trembled with anticipation for a new adventure? Laxmi Hariharan's characters embrace challenges and personal quests with selfless disposition, empathy, and sweet sense of humour. The minute they reveal themselves to the reader, their bond is unbreakable: the story and its protagonists draw you in. Laxmi is a storyteller who knows how to build worlds populated with endearingly down to earth bravehearts." - Inma Martinez, world leading digital media strategists according to FORTUNE and TIME
Categories: Young Adult (YA)
