Home A Novel

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Synopsis

When their traditional business - selling saris - is increasingly sidelined by the new fashion for jeans and stitched salwar kameez, the Banwari Lal family must adapt. But instead of branching out, the sons remain apprenticed to the struggling shop and the daughters are confined to the family home. As envy and suspicion grip parents and children alike, the need for escape - whether through illicit love or in the making of pickles or the search for education - becomes ever stronger. Very human and hugely engaging, Home is a masterful novel of the acts of kindness, compromise and secrecy that lie at the heart of every family.

Book details

Edition:
Main
Author:
Manju Kapur
ISBN:
9780571267781
Related ISBNs:
9780571228423
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2020-04-22
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2010
Copyright by:
Manju Kapur, 2 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family