Half Girlfriend

Madhav Jha from Bihar and Riya Somani from Delhi share a college and almost nothing else, and the arrangement she proposes gives the novel its title. Chetan Bhagat builds the story around language, class and the gap between a small-town boy and a girl raised in wealth, following Madhav as he works to improve his English and his prospects. The narrative covers years rather than weeks, and its emotional turns come from misunderstanding as often as from circumstance. What comes with this edition: • A romance structured around class and language barriers • Settings that move between rural Bihar and metropolitan Delhi • Attention to education, ambition and rural development • Conversational prose aimed at a wide readership Recommended for readers of popular South Asian romance and students building confidence in English reading, available from Boipoka.