The Resource The caretaker, A.X. Ahmad
The caretaker, A.X. Ahmad
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Resource Information
The item The caretaker, A.X. Ahmad represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Delaware County District Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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- Summary
- "Ranjit Singh, a former Indian Army Captain trying to escape a shameful past, lives with his family among the migrant workers of Martha's Vineyard, working as a caretaker of the vacation homes of the rich and powerful. Needing a place to stay, Ranjit moves his family into an empty Senator's home. Happily, but illegally ensconced in the house, he tries to forget his brief affair with Anna, the wife of an African-American senator, and focus on providing for his family. But one night, their idyll is shattered when mysterious armed men break into the house, looking for an antique porcelain doll. Forced to flee, Ranjit is pursued and hunted by unknown forces, and becomes drawn into the Senator's shadowy world. To save his family and solve the mystery of the doll, he must join forces with Anna, who has her own dark secrets. As the past and present collide, Ranjit must finally confront the hidden event that destroyed his Army career and forced him to leave India. Tightly plotted, action-packed, smart and surprisingly moving, The Caretaker takes us from the desperate world of migrant workers to the elite African-American community of Martha's Vineyard, and a secret high-altitude war between India and Pakistan."--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 294 p.
- Note
- "A novel"--Jacket
- Isbn
- 9781250016843
- Label
- The caretaker
- Title
- The caretaker
- Statement of responsibility
- A.X. Ahmad
- Subject
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- Political fiction
- trueVeterans
- truePolitical intrigue
- Suspense fiction
- Squatters -- Fiction
- trueSquatters
- trueSikhism
- trueSecrets
- trueAntique thefts
- trueCaretakers
- trueCultural differences
- East Indians -- United States -- Fiction
- trueEast Indians in the United States
- trueImmigrant families
- trueIndia
- trueLove triangles
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.) -- Fiction
- trueMartha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Ranjit Singh, a former Indian Army Captain trying to escape a shameful past, lives with his family among the migrant workers of Martha's Vineyard, working as a caretaker of the vacation homes of the rich and powerful. Needing a place to stay, Ranjit moves his family into an empty Senator's home. Happily, but illegally ensconced in the house, he tries to forget his brief affair with Anna, the wife of an African-American senator, and focus on providing for his family. But one night, their idyll is shattered when mysterious armed men break into the house, looking for an antique porcelain doll. Forced to flee, Ranjit is pursued and hunted by unknown forces, and becomes drawn into the Senator's shadowy world. To save his family and solve the mystery of the doll, he must join forces with Anna, who has her own dark secrets. As the past and present collide, Ranjit must finally confront the hidden event that destroyed his Army career and forced him to leave India. Tightly plotted, action-packed, smart and surprisingly moving, The Caretaker takes us from the desperate world of migrant workers to the elite African-American community of Martha's Vineyard, and a secret high-altitude war between India and Pakistan."--Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10180725
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ahmad, A. X
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3601.H573
- LC item number
- C37 2013
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Ranjit Singh novels
- Series volume
- 0001
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Squatters
- East Indians
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- The caretaker, A.X. Ahmad
- Note
- "A novel"--Jacket
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [294])
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 294 p.
- Isbn
- 9781250016843
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013006966
- Note
- "A novel"--Jacket.
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocm811597518
- (OCoLC)ocn811597518
- (OCoLC)811597518
- (Pol)151758
- (OCoLC)8ocm11597518
- (OUa)vtls000840424
- (OCoLC)ocn811597518
- Label
- The caretaker, A.X. Ahmad
- Note
- "A novel"--Jacket
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [294])
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 294 p.
- Isbn
- 9781250016843
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013006966
- Note
- "A novel"--Jacket.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm811597518
- (OCoLC)ocn811597518
- (OCoLC)811597518
- (Pol)151758
- (OCoLC)8ocm11597518
- (OUa)vtls000840424
- (OCoLC)ocn811597518
Subject
- Political fiction
- trueVeterans
- truePolitical intrigue
- Suspense fiction
- Squatters -- Fiction
- trueSquatters
- trueSikhism
- trueSecrets
- trueAntique thefts
- trueCaretakers
- trueCultural differences
- East Indians -- United States -- Fiction
- trueEast Indians in the United States
- trueImmigrant families
- trueIndia
- trueLove triangles
- Martha's Vineyard (Mass.) -- Fiction
- trueMartha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
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