Shantaram

by Gregory David Roberts

(Fiction, 2003)

Book clubs across the United States are reading this beautifully written, fast-moving novel based on the life of author Roberts, an Australian who escaped from prison and fled to India. While there, Roberts started a free medical clinic in a Bombay slum and became involved with the Bombay mafia. Actor Johnny Depp bought the movie rights and will star in the lead role in the film, set to be released in 2008. 933 p.