Family Matters

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AuthorMistry, Rohinton
PublisherKnopf
Bindinghardcover
PublishedSeptember 17, 2002
EditionFirst Edition
LanguageEnglish
Pages448
ISBN-100375403736
ISBN-139780375403736
Weight1.75 lb
Dimensions
H × W × L		 1.5 in × 6.4 in × 9.3 in

Family Matters

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Used book in good condition. Pages and cover are intact, with signs of use. Notes or highlighting are possible. CDs and access codes may be missing.

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Set In Bombay In The Mid-1990s, Family Matters Tells A Story Of Familial Love And Obligation, Of Personal And Political Corruption, Of The Demands Of Tradition And The Possibilities For Compassion. Nariman Vakeel, The Patriarch Of A Small Discordant Family, Is Beset By Parkinson's And Haunted By Memories Of His Past. He Lives With His Two Middle-aged Stepchildren, Coomy, Bitter And Domineering, And Her Brother, Jal, Mild-mannered And Acquiescent. But The Burden Of The Illness Worsens The Already Strained Family...

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Set In Bombay In The Mid-1990s, Family Matters Tells A Story Of Familial Love And Obligation, Of Personal And Political Corruption, Of The Demands Of Tradition And The Possibilities For Compassion. Nariman Vakeel, The Patriarch Of A Small Discordant Family, Is Beset By Parkinson's And Haunted By Memories Of His Past. He Lives With His Two Middle-aged Stepchildren, Coomy, Bitter And Domineering, And Her Brother, Jal, Mild-mannered And Acquiescent. But The Burden Of The Illness Worsens The Already Strained Family Relationships. Soon, Their Sweet-tempered Half-sister, Roxana, Is Forced To Assume Sole Responsibility For Her Bedridden Father. And Roxana's Husband, Besieged By Financial Worries, Devises A Scheme Of Deception Involving His Eccentric Employer At A Sporting Goods Store, Setting In Motion A Series Of Events That Leads To The Narrative's Moving Outcome. Family Matters Has All The Richness, The Gentle Humour, And The Narrative Sweep That Have Earned Mistry The Highest Of Accolades Around The World. Rohinton Mistry. Originally Published In Canada By Mcclelland And Stewart--t.p. Verso.


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