The Golden Gate

Written in verse, The Golden Gate was Vikram Seth's first novel, before the epic A Suitable Boy. Set in the 1980s in the affluence and sunshine of California's Silicon Valley, it is an exuberant and witty story of twentysomethings looking for love, pleasure and the meaning of life. Beneath the dazzling virtuosity of its surface, it is a book that deals with the important issues of people's relationships and the pursuit of happiness.