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Family Matters

(Vintage International)

By Rohinton Mistry

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| Paperback | 9780375703423

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Rohinton Mistry’s enthralling novel is at once a domestic drama and an intently observed portrait of present-day Bombay in all its vitality and corruption. At the age of seventy-nine, Nariman Vakeel, already suffering from Parkinson’s disease, breaks an ankle and finds himself wholly deContinue

Rohinton Mistry’s enthralling novel is at once a domestic drama and an intently observed portrait of present-day Bombay in all its vitality and corruption. At the age of seventy-nine, Nariman Vakeel, already suffering from Parkinson’s disease, breaks an ankle and finds himself wholly dependent on his family. His step-children, Coomy and Jal, have a spacious apartment (in the inaptly named Chateau Felicity), but are too squeamish and resentful to tend to his physical needs.

Nariman must now turn to his younger daughter, Roxana, her husband, Yezad, and their two sons, who share a small, crowded home. Their decision will test not only their material resources but, in surprising ways, all their tolerance, compassion, integrity, and faith. Sweeping and intimate, tragic and mirthful, Family Matters is a work of enormous emotional power.

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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

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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 | Add your feedback

  • 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 | Add your feedback

  • 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 | Add your feedback

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