Set in contemporary India, Love and Longing in Bombay confirms Vikram Chandra as one of today''s most exciting young writers. In five haunting tales he paints a remarkable picture of Bombay - its ghosts, its passions, its feuds, its mysteries - while exploring timeless questions of the human spirit.''When Midnight''s Children first arrived on the scene, it became necessary to revaluate stories from and about India. With Vikram Chandra''s collection - his second book - it is time to take stock again . . . Breathtaking.'' Observer