Last Sunday was the day before Diwali so all the shops in Abids were open and packed with shoppers. As a result the sellers at Abids shifted their books to other spots. Almost all of the second hand book sellers were present though at different spots. I found two titles both Virago modern classics coincidentally.
I sometimes fool myself into
thinking that I know almost any writer worth knowing. But this illusion doesn’t
last for long because almost every Sunday I find books by writers I haven’t
heard before. Last Sunday too at Abids I found a book by an author I hadn’t
heard before. It was a copy of ‘Winged Seeds’ by Katharine Susannah Prichard, a
Virago Modern Classics title that seemed too attractive to give a miss to. I read
that it was the third and last novel in an epic trilogy. The trilogy is set in
the gold mines of Western Australia. It was a terrific find for I love to read
Australian authors. But I was very disappointed at the same time since it would
be impossible to find the other two titles.
The other Virago Modern Classic title
that I found a few minutes after I found the copy of ‘Winged Seeds’ was a nice
copy of ‘The Ante-Room’ by Kate O’ Brien. I had heard about Kate O’Brien but I haven’t
found any book by her so far so finding the copy of ‘The Ante-Room’ was a
wonderful surprise. I got these two books for hundred rupees each.
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