Tania James Books in Order

Anju wins a New York scholarship through a lie that betrays her artist sister Linno, then disappears when the deception is exposed. Back in Kerala, Linno devises a way to reach America and find the sister whose choices have divided their family.

Across London, Africa, and the American Midwest, these stories follow people seeking connection amid displacement and private loss. Wrestlers far from home, an ambitious dance teacher, and an unconventional family reveal how longing and misunderstanding can shape attempts to belong.

An escaped elephant, a farmer's son drawn into poaching, and an American documentary filmmaker navigate the conflicts of South India's ivory trade. Their intersecting lives expose the uncertain boundaries between conservation, survival, corruption, and the harm humans inflict on animals and one another.

Young woodcarver Abbas helps build a mechanical tiger for Tipu Sultan before war scatters his plans and carries the creation to England. Determined to reclaim it, he follows a path across continents shaped by artistic ambition, love, and colonial plunder.