In a small, sleepy town in northern India, three children gaze out onto a rain-drenched street, waiting for a most unusual guest. Their fathers younger brother is coming to stay. Who is Younguncle? Whats his real name? Was he really, truly kidnapped by monkeys when he was little? Can he really make a noise like a sewing machine? Will he ever (heaven forbid!) Settle Down and Get Married? When he finally arrives, Sarita, Ravi and the baby know instantly that their lives will never be the same again. Meet Indias newest and most engaging literary creation, as he outwits the local hoodlums, rescues the towns finest milk-cow, evades the babys schemes to eat his shirts, flummoxes unwanted in-laws, plucks the hair from a sleeping tigers tail, and generally turns the world upside-down.
