About the Book

The story begins in Nainital in the early fifties. It tells of her family's history of trade from Europe through to China, and of her community. Growing up, Satbir learns of the relationships between people, the conflicts, the trauma and the hypocrisy. She is shattered when her mother does not stand by her at the most important juncture of her life.

About the Auhor

The author was born in 1950 in Nainital to a business family of devout Sikhs. The family home was in Haldwani in the foothills. She completed schooling from the St. Teresa's Convent High School, Bombay and joined Sophia College in Bombay to study Humanities. She got married in 1968 and moved to Delhi. During a short stint of doing business independently, her firm did designing for many advertising agencies.  For God Loves Foolish People is her first book.