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Ken Langer’s novel, “A Nest for Lalita,” is a story of an Indian woman struggling to build a center for survivors of domestic violence in the face of growing political and economic turmoil. It is a tale of passion and murder against the backdrop of an ancient country trying to find its identity in a fast-changing world.

 

 

“Langer’s prose is lucid and wonderfully detailed . . . The novel does an excellent job showing the dangers faced by women in certain traditional societies . . . . Langer is extremely successful at bringing the time and place to vivid life . . .”
—  Kirkus Reviews

“Thriling to read, A Nest for Lalita puts the reader into the sights, sounds and smells of India as religious fundamentalism, Hindu nationalism and domestic violence play out in an irresistible love story.”
— Josh Sapan, President & CEO, AMC Networks

“This novel is a storm of Eastern wisdom, as well as the calm of poetry.”
— Martin Walser, bestselling author of Runaway Horse (Ein Fliehendes Pferd) and winner of the international Peace Prize of the German Book Trade

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Merrill Leffler

Author of Mark the Music / Publisher of Dryad Press

“A Nest for Lalita" is at times serious and funny. It reads like a fast-paced thriller without sacrificing the sumptuous language and fully developed characters readers expect from a piece of literary fiction."

John Shors

Bestselling author of Beneath a Marble Sky. / johnshors.com

"Having explored India myself, I'm impressed with Ken's knowledge of Indian society. It's evident that he spent quite a bit of time navigating what is a complex and nuanced culture."

Rick Fedrizzi

CEO and Founding Chair / U.S. Green Building Council

Using LEED as the tool choice, Ken and EMSI have long been on the front lines of how we fundamentally transform our built environment into the healthy, high-performing future we all imagine. He's been instrumental in advancing green building in the emerging economies of India and China, so his debut novel about a green architect in India is bound to ring true to those who seek to change the world.

Saumya Balsari

Award-winning novelist and author of The Cambridge Curry Club and Summer of Blue.  / saumyabalsari.com

"Ken Langer skilfully brings to his novel a storehouse of academic and worldly experience of India."