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Family Matters is a compelling, emotional, and persuasive testimony to the importance of memories in every family's history. In a poetic style rich with detail, Mistry creates a world where fate dances with free will, and the results are often more familiar than anyone would ever care to admit. --Gisele Toueg
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Book Description First Edition. Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 500 p. ; 18 cm. Summary; The long-awaited new novel from the twice Booker-shortlisted author. Family Matters is an intricate story of domestic conflict set against modern-day Bombay. The story centres on a 79-year-old Parsi widower named Nariman who lives with his step-son and step-daughter. Nariman's wife died many years before, leaving behind the two children from her first marriage and the daughter, Roxana, they had together. Wanting above all for Roxana not to have to live with him in this 'house of unhappiness' as he calls it, Nariman spent all his money to give her and her husband, Yezad, a place of their own. Now, beset by Parkinson's Disease, Nariman tries to endure his family's protectiveness until he finally defies their wishes and ventures outside. He falls and hurts his ankle and after a brief stay in hospital comes home more needy and cantankerous than ever. His step-children can't cope and Nariman goes to live with Roxana and Yezad. This sets in motion a series of events which do nothing to assuage growing family conflict and the unravelling of affections. Once again this author has created a beautifully realised world with all too human characters. This novel has all the richness, the compassion and the narrative sweep that have earned Rohinton Mistry the highest of accolades and prizes around the world. It is a stunning achievement. Subjects; Family - India - Bombay - Fiction. Indic fiction (English) - 21st century. Families - India - Bombay - Fiction. Indian authors - 20th century. Indian authors - 21st century. Authors, Canadian - 20th century. Authors, Canadian - 21st century. Indian fiction - 21st century. Canadian fiction - 21st century. Families - India - Mumbai - Fiction. Parkinson's disease - Patients - Fiction. Reminiscing in old age - Fiction. Parent and adult child - Fiction. Apartment houses - Fiction. Stepfamilies - Fiction. Older men - Fiction. Parsees - Fiction. Bombay (India) - Social life and customs - 20th century - Fiction. Mumbai (India) - Social life and customs - 20th century - Fiction. Bombay (India) - Fiction. Mumbai (India) - Fiction. Modern fiction. Fiction / General. Fiction / Literary. Domestic fiction ; Stepfamilies ; Parent and adult child ; Older men ; Bombay (India) ; Reminiscing in old age ; Apartment houses. Parkinson's disease - Patients. Genres; Domestic fiction. Novel. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 231229
Book Description First Edition. Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 500 p. ; 18 cm. Summary; The long-awaited new novel from the twice Booker-shortlisted author. Family Matters is an intricate story of domestic conflict set against modern-day Bombay. The story centres on a 79-year-old Parsi widower named Nariman who lives with his step-son and step-daughter. Nariman's wife died many years before, leaving behind the two children from her first marriage and the daughter, Roxana, they had together. Wanting above all for Roxana not to have to live with him in this 'house of unhappiness' as he calls it, Nariman spent all his money to give her and her husband, Yezad, a place of their own. Now, beset by Parkinson's Disease, Nariman tries to endure his family's protectiveness until he finally defies their wishes and ventures outside. He falls and hurts his ankle and after a brief stay in hospital comes home more needy and cantankerous than ever. His step-children can't cope and Nariman goes to live with Roxana and Yezad. This sets in motion a series of events which do nothing to assuage growing family conflict and the unravelling of affections. Once again this author has created a beautifully realised world with all too human characters. This novel has all the richness, the compassion and the narrative sweep that have earned Rohinton Mistry the highest of accolades and prizes around the world. It is a stunning achievement. Subjects; Family - India - Bombay - Fiction. Indic fiction (English) - 21st century. Families - India - Bombay - Fiction. Indian authors - 20th century. Indian authors - 21st century. Authors, Canadian - 20th century. Authors, Canadian - 21st century. Indian fiction - 21st century. Canadian fiction - 21st century. Families - India - Mumbai - Fiction. Parkinson's disease - Patients - Fiction. Reminiscing in old age - Fiction. Parent and adult child - Fiction. Apartment houses - Fiction. Stepfamilies - Fiction. Older men - Fiction. Parsees - Fiction. Bombay (India) - Social life and customs - 20th century - Fiction. Mumbai (India) - Social life and customs - 20th century - Fiction. Bombay (India) - Fiction. Mumbai (India) - Fiction. Modern fiction. Fiction / General. Fiction / Literary. Domestic fiction ; Stepfamilies ; Parent and adult child ; Older men ; Bombay (India) ; Reminiscing in old age ; Apartment houses. Parkinson's disease - Patients. Genres; Domestic fiction. Novel. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 231229
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 487 pages. A domestic drama and an intently observed portrai t of present-day Bombay in all its vitality and corruption. At th e age of seventy-nine, Nariman Vakeel, already suffering from Par kinsonU+2019s disease, breaks an ankle and finds himself wholly d ependent on his family. His step-children, Coomy and Jal, have a spacious apartment (in the inaptly named Chateau Felicity), but a re too squeamish and resentful to tend to his physical needs. Nar iman 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 sur prising ways, all their tolerance, compassion, integrity, and fai th. Seller Inventory # 1479d