For Raman the sign painter life is a familiar and satisfying routine. A man ofsimple rational ways he lives with his pious aunt and prides himself on hiscreativ... » 

For Raman the sign painter life is a familiar and satisfying routine. A man ofsimple rational ways he lives with his pious aunt and prides himself on hiscreative work. But all that changes when he meets Daisy a thrillinglyindependent young woman who wishes to bring birth control to the area. Hired tocreate signs for her clinics Raman finds himself smitten by a love he cannotunderstand much less avoidaand soon realizes that life isnat so routineanymore. Set in R. K. Narayanas fictional city of Malgudi The Painter ofSigns is a wry bittersweet treasure. «