THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY by Kiran Desai (Audiobook)(Fict...

THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY by Kiran Desai (Audiobook)(Fiction)

Title: The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny.
Author: Kiran Desai.
Release Date: September 23, 2025 (US); September 25, 2025 (UK).
Length: Approximately 20-25 hours
Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Family Saga.

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny follows the chance encounter of two young Indian immigrants on an overnight train in India, where aspiring novelist Sonia—recently returned from Vermont studies and haunted by a dark spell from a past relationship—and struggling journalist Sunny, who fled his overbearing mother and clan's violence for New York City, feel an immediate connection despite their grandparents' failed matchmaking attempts years earlier. As their romance blossoms amid embarrassment and uncertainty, they confront modern alienations shaped by country, class, race, history, and intergenerational bonds, navigating dysfunctional relationships, cultural clashes between India and America, and personal quests for happiness in a globalized world. Shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize, this ambitious epic blends love story, family saga, and novel of ideas, exploring themes of tradition versus modernity, orientalism, interracial dynamics, and the inexorable forces of history on individual lives.