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Family Matters

By Rohinton Mistry

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| Audio Cassette | 9781590072738

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Book Description

The much anticipated new novel by the author of the highly praised and award-winning A Fine Balance, Family Matters is a novel of familial pride,love, and obligation. Set in Bombay in the 1990's, it defines the merging of personal and political corruption, the power of memory to keep truth alive, aContinue

The much anticipated new novel by the author of the highly praised and award-winning A Fine Balance, Family Matters is a novel of familial pride,love, and obligation. Set in Bombay in the 1990's, it defines the merging of personal and political corruption, the power of memory to keep truth alive, and the ultimate peril of memory denied. This is the story of a family in Bombay whose patriarch is ailing and needs constant care from his step-daughter. He lives under her thumb, except for his evening strolls. And, when he has an accident on an outing, her desire to pass him to her younger sister's house starts a chain of destruction that may never be repaired.

Critics

  • 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 about the Paperback edition | 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 about the Paperback edition | 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 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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