Family Matters

Type

Book

Authors

Mistry, Rohinton

ISBN 10

0771061277

ISBN 13

9780771061271

Tags

Literary, India--Mumbai, Older men, Parent and adult child, Stepfamilies, Apartment houses, Parkinson's disease--Patients, Reminiscing in old age, Manners and customs

Abstract

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<U+2019>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.

Biblio Notes

Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Rohinton Mistry
ISBN: 0771061277 9780771061271
OCLC Number: 249035022
Description: 487 Seiten
Responsibility: Rohinton Mistry

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