{"product_id":"family-matters-paperback-1","title":"Family Matters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRohinton Mistry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRohinton Mistry's enthralling novel is at once 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'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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNariman 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. Sweeping and intimate, tragic and mirthful, \u003cb\u003eFamily Matters\u003c\/b\u003e is a work of enormous emotional power.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRohinton Mistry's enthralling novel is at once 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'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. \u003cbr\u003eNariman 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. Sweeping and intimate, tragic and mirthful, Family Matters is a work of enormous emotional power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRohinton Mistry was born in Bombay and now lives near Toronto. His first novel, \u003cb\u003eSuch a Long Journey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ereceived, among other awards, the 1992 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book of the Year. In 1995, \u003cb\u003eA Fine Balance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewon the second annual Giller Prize and, in 1996, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize for Fiction. Mistry is also the author of \u003cb\u003eSwimming Lessons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ea collection of short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 8.06 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227818377465,"sku":"9780375703423","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/STdHSXFxaE8zeUZMV1RMc25OOUNQUT09_fa79ed89-a781-4fc0-9136-e682e1bafaf7.webp?v=1768285581","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/family-matters-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}