Postcard from Ismail Merchant, London, England, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 1984 March 15 : autograph manuscript signed.

Asking her to copy a book and send it to him in London; telling her Ivory is currently in New York but will be back in London soon; saying the music [for "The Bostonians"] will be recorded on Monday, and they plant to have a print by April 12; asking if she is coming to London with Jhab; relating that Osyth said that "Heat and Dust" has sold 132,000 copies in paperback and the publisher wants to renew their rights to it for another eight years; advising her to ask for £20,000 rather than the offered £15,000; saying it was nice to see "Nana Jhab Harish and Uday"-- "particularly Uday in his bath"; relating how Jennifer is and asking Jhabvala to write to her; hoping she is eating well, "particularly orange juice and fruit and lots of desserts-- We want you to be well at least for the next five years--"