Boys, oh boys; actually this Indian epic is mostly about girls, and whoever abridged it on to a mere six hours of tape deserves a medal, for it works a treat, and Seth's reading is as beguiling as his book, set in the fictional city of Brahmpur. A love story which takes sidelong glances at India's path to independence, A Suitable Boy is a celebration of humanity, in all its vast, untidy multiplicity, and it comes across here with all the colour, freshness and crunchy flavour of a good vegetable stir-fry.
