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Synopsis
Tender and funny, Manju Kapur's third novel is an engrossing story of family life across three generations of Delhi shopkeepers.
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.
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Review
'Dealing honestly with family strife and drawing characters that
are comfortingly familiar, this is a clever and thought-provoking read.' -- Woman, May 14, 2007
'It becomes clear how effortlessly Kapur catches the warp and weft
of life.' -- Sunday Times, May 6, 2007
'Moving and highly entertaining.' -- Sophie Ratcliffe, Daily Telegraph, April 28, 2007
'Tender and well-crafted and boasts a wonderful sense of time and
place.' -- Observer, April 29, 2007
'The Banwari Lals are teeming, unpredictable, unsentimental,
avaricious and tender.' -- Guardian, May 5, 2007
Book Description
Manju Kapur's classic novel, Home, in a stunning repackage - the tender and funny story of family life across three generations of Delhi shopkeepers.
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- PublisherFaber and Faber
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0571228437
- ISBN 13 9780571228430
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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