Great Eastern Hotel by Ruchir Joshi Young Readers When: 6pm Thursday 23rd November

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Great Eastern Hotel by Ruchir Joshi Young Readers When: 6pm Thursday 23rd NovemberPaperback August 1941. The world is at war. At the Great Eastern, Calcuttas most luxurious hotel, amidst the feasting, dancing and laughter, we witness the metropolis in the last moments before disaster strikes. On the day the revered poet Rabindranath Tagore dies, the city comes to a standstill. Thousands of people line the streets to pay their respects. Amongst them are: Nirupama, a history student and Communist Party volunteer; Imogen, the English