Clear Light of Day - Anita Desai

Title: Clear Light of Day
Author: Anita Desai
Publisher: Penguin Books in association with Heinemann
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 0 14 00 5860 5
Booker Prize Nomination Edition, 1980

Condition: Good vintage condition with general shelf wear, creasing, edge wear, and age-related toning. Spine shows reading wear and some rubbing. Binding remains intact and the text is clean and readable. Please see photos for the exact condition of the copy available.

Clear Light of Day is one of Anita Desai’s most acclaimed novels and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1980. Set in Old Delhi, the novel explores memory, family tension, isolation, and the emotional residue left by history and personal disappointment.

The story centres on sisters Bim and Tara as they revisit the decaying family home and confront the unresolved fractures of their shared past. Moving between childhood memories and adult disillusionment, Desai creates an intimate portrait of family life against the backdrop of post-Partition India.