RosaritaAnita Desai is a magnificent writer Salman Rushdie Every new work from her is a gift Kamila Shamsie Rosarita is transcendent . . . a testament to Desai's 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 woman's determination to forge her own path. A young student sits on a bench in a park in San