Minor Disturbances at Grand Life Apartments

’The most charming, utterly lovely story I’ve read in ages... this is one of my books of the year’ RED
’This joyous novel is a feast for the senses, as well as the soul’ JOANNA NELL
’I loved this heartwarming read’ PRIMA

Welcome to Grand Life Apartments

Soon-to-be-retired Kamala spends her days counting down to her daughter’s annual visits from abroad.

Thirty-two-year-old engineer, Revathi, is frequently reminded by her mother that she’s fast reaching her expiry date in the arranged-marriage market.

And heartbroken Jason is here because he’s running away - from London, and from his past.

With nothing in common, they are united only by a love - and a need - for where they live. So when a developer threatens to demolish everything they know, they come together to save their beloved home...

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’So humane and funny’ DEBORAH MOGGACH
’I was put in mind of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City . . . a distinctive and evocative voice’ GRAEME SIMSION
’Warm, gorgeous, tender, hopeful and human’ DAISY BUCHANAN
’An enchanting hug of a book’ NIKKI MAY
’A super warm and lovely read’ KATE SAWYER
’I loved being transported to the Grand Life Apartments and I was bewitched by the characters, colours and tastes of Chennai. Please can I move in forever?’ CLARE POOLEY
’A gorgeous, beautifully written story, full of wonderfully charming characters - and a loveable cat’ NICK BRADLEY
’Written with such warmth’ SARA NISHA ADAMS

Hema Sukumar was born in Chennai, India. After studying engineering at university, she worked on a survey ship, which gave her the opportunity to travel the world and write about it. Her travel writing has been featured in various newspapers and magazines in India. She now lives in London. Minor Disturbances at Grand Life Apartments is her first novel.