Family Matters

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• It's all a bit of a mystery

  Family Matters Rohinton Mistry Faber, £10.99, pp487 True to the rather insistent double meaning of its title, Family Matters is a strong, old-fashioned novel about modern Bombay, telling the story of three generations of a Parsi family. The book begi ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• Everyday miracles

  Family Matters Rohinton Mistry 487pp, Faber, £16.99 When A Fine Balance , Rohinton Mistry's second novel, was shortlisted for the Booker prize in 1996, Germaine Greer commented that, though she had spent some months teaching at a women's college in B ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

3 Reviews

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  Longish, but a masterpiece of the genre

  Mistry's previous novel, 'A very fine balance', was a great insight into the lives of people living in Mumbai (Bombay). This takes a similar, but distinct slant, tracking the shenanigans within a family with a complex history channeling Ibsen.

  Great observations, with well drawn characters, the st ... (continue)

  Mistry's previous novel, 'A very fine balance', was a great insight into the lives of people living in Mumbai (Bombay). This takes a similar, but distinct slant, tracking the shenanigans within a family with a complex history channeling Ibsen.

  Great observations, with well drawn characters, the story provides another rich tapestry of the culture and society of modern India.

  Recommended, though its a bit long, and the story only just lasts as long as the book ;)

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  Ian Hodgson said on Jul 23, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Story of the lives of a Parsi family in Bombay. The characters are beautifully drawn, and the book is suffused with compassion.

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  Andy Neads said on Jan 30, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  I loved this book

  Family matters is the story of a Parsi family set in Mumbai, India but it is not just about them. It is also the story of Bombay and the spirit and strength of people there. A great read.

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  Annam_Mathews said on Jun 24, 2006 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Hardcover 544 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0571194273
• ISBN-13: 9780571194278
• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Pub date: Jan 01, 2002
• Dimensions: 1484 mm x 1032 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Paperback, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and Others
• In other languages: other languages Libri Italiani

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