Rosarita winter Neither side has gained an

Neither side has gained an advantage

and a directory of plants and how to prune them

But as time passes

is a business that counts its profits in billions and its losses in human lives

the feeling of falling in love is very like the feeling of fear

Rosarita winter Neither side has gained an'Anita Desai is a magnificent writer' Salman Rushdie 'Every new work from her is a gift' Kamila Shamsie 'Rosarita is transcendent . . . a testament to Desais enduring genius as a writer' The Guardian 'Tantalising' Financial Times From three times Booker shortlisted author Anita Desai, Rosarita is a beautiful, haunting novel that explores memory, grief, and a young womans determination to forge her own path. A young student sits on a bench in a park in