Rani Selvarajah studied Classics at the University of Cambridge and has a MSc degree from SOAS University of London. She works in feminist policy and research, having worked in the non-profit sector for over a decade. Rani’s debut novel, Savage Beasts, was longlisted for the Mo Siewcharran prize and she is from north-west London and lives with her partner in Berlin.
<p>"‘A powerful, vital commentary on empire, race, money, women and power’</p><p>Hannah Kaner, Sunday Times bestselling author of Godkiller</p><p><br></p><p>‘Absorbing and thoughtful...full of page-turning drama and vibrantly drawn characters’ Claire Heywood, author of Daughters of Sparta</p><p><br></p><p>A propulsive retelling inspired by the Greek myth of Medea</p><p>Calcutta, 1757.</p><p>Bengal is on the brink of war. The East India Company, led by the fearsome Sir Peter Chilcott, are advancing and nobody is safe. Meena, the Nawab’s neglected and abused daughter, finds herself falling under the spell of James Chilcott, nephew of Sir Peter, who claims he wants to betray the company . . . for a price.</p><p>Caught between friend and foe, Meena and James escape Calcutta, their hands stained in blood and pock..."</p>
