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Family Matters
Family Matters | Rohinton Mistry
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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 Parkinsons 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 Roxanas 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 narratives 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.
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anushareflects
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Rohinton Mistry is easily one of my favourite writers. This book only reiterated why. It‘s an emotional, beautifully constructed family drama with just heart wrenching moments throughout.

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MayJasper
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#ConflictedWorlds Day 14 Conflicted person Vs #Siblings

Matters are taken to extremes so the care of an elderly family member is forcibly and deceitfully passed from one sibling to another.

One of my favourite authors.

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Intriguing 👍🏼💗👏🏻 3y
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arubabookwoman
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I posted a pic of my mom‘s grad picture for her 90th b-day a few days ago. My sister had obtained the picture from the school. The school contacted her a few days later—my grandmother, my mom‘s mom, had graduated from the same school 21 years before my mom, and they sent along my grandmother‘s picture! My grandmother was also yearbook editor, so they sent pictures of that too.

Butterfinger Beautiful and how wonderful for you and your sister. 4y
arubabookwoman @Butterfinger Thx-and make that 5 sisters (and 1 brother)! (The sister who obtained the photos is seriously into genealogy and has uncovered all kinds of gems.) 4y
LeahBergen How wonderful!! 4y
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Centique Oh she is beautiful. How lovely to now have both pieces of that history - and what strong bright women they must be. 😍 4y
Leftcoastzen Nice! 4y
batsy 💜 4y
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bookaholic1
Family Matters | Rohinton Mistry
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#105
Honestly I'm still not sure whether I liked this book or not

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EadieB
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Day 12 - #FamilyMatters #ThankfulThoughts
#FamilyMatters #RohintonMistry

I own this book but haven‘t read it yet. I have read another book by him and enjoyed it very much - A Fine Balance. Both of these books are on the 1001 books to read before you die.

Eggs Sounds really good! Just curious-how many of the 1001 have you conquered? 4y
EadieB @Eggs About 250. 4y
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Amiable
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A novel about Bombay through the story of one family undergoing events that are both dramatic and ordinary. It‘s about regrets, and loyalty, and family, and obligation, and resentments. A good book, although I enjoyed Mistry‘s "A Fine Balance" better.

Tamra Agreed! 6y
BarbaraBB I liked this one better, it was so original imo 6y
Naj I need to read something by this author. I've heard only good things about his books. 6y
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BiblioLitten
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When I read Family Matters for the first time, I didn't realize that it would become a favourite. I read it when I was under a lot of emotional stress and this book became my anchor. It has one of the best grandfather-grandson relationships that I've come across in a book.
#bookthatmademecry @bookisglee #india #mytopten

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MayJasper
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People who are family or form a family are a strong part of these fabulously written books #familyaffair
#fiercefeb photo challenge @Cinfhen @batsy

Jenna2 Oh how I love his books ! 7y
MayJasper @jenna2 me too 7y
Cinfhen Our book club read A Fine Balance many years ago...would love to read more from this author...thanks for the reminder ❣️❣️❣️ 7y
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Tamra I love Mistry! 7y
MayJasper @Cinfhen thanks for the challenge ❣ 7y
MayJasper @Tamra me too. Wonderful writing ❣ 7y
LeahBergen They are all great reads. 👏🏻👏🏻 7y
batsy Great choices! I loved A Fine Balance, should read more of his stuff 💙 7y
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Readerann
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A VERY enthusiastic pick for this one. Mistry is a wonderful storyteller - plenty of sadness and misery, but also hope and beauty. #1001books

BarbaraBB This was such a good read! 7y
Readerann @BarbaraBB I‘m looking forward to reading ‘A Fine Balance‘ now. Have you read other books by him? 7y
BarbaraBB I loved A Fine Balance as well. His others I haven‘t read yet. 7y
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Redheadrambles
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Enjoyed the culture shock of being plunged into this Parsi Zoroastrian family and its bitter-sweet domestic dramas. This is both a tender and unflinchingly account of the indignities of old age as well as an exploration of Bombay and it‘s many contradictions.

Two events in the final quarter knocked me out of my reading orbit and I feel like the author took a slightly different direction at this point than I had wanted to go.

Otherwise great.

ClairesReads I've gotta try this one! 7y
Tamra I love his writing! You get lost in the worlds he creates. 7y
Redwritinghood I loved A Fine Balance and have this one on the shelf still tbr. Glad to hear you liked it. 7y
Redheadrambles @Redwritinghood After reading this I just went out and brought A Fine Balance so hopefully I will tackle it next year. 7y
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cathysaid
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Definitely recommend. A delightful and disturbing family saga that details the frailty of each character while also illuminating strength. At times humorous yet gut wrenching, we watch this family face challenges and enjoy triumph, mirroring the developing city of Mumbai (recently Bombay). Many relationships are explored, including that between spouses, siblings, and parent/child. As good as Mistry's previous novel: A Fine Balance.

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cathysaid
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Next up...a novel by the author of A Fine Balance (while her highness naps). Looks like a juicy family drama.

BarbaraBB This is so good! I thought it even better than A Fine Balance but I think I am the only one! 7y
cathysaid @BarbaraBB Glad to hear it! (edited) 7y
LeahBergen Someone looks comfortable. 😆 7y
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MayJasper
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A #jubilantjuly catch up after returning from days away with poor internet. #family #shoesoncovers #onomatopoeia
@RealLifeReading

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BarbaraBB
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I find Mistry such a wonderful writer. All his sentences are full of love and meaning without overdoing it. This is the story of a family, taking care of their grandfather who comes to live with them in their small Bombay flat. This has a big effect on all of them, especially on the father, who feels guilty about not being able to feed his family properly and starts looking for ways to earn more. #1001books #booker #manbooker

Bloomingjen a Fine Balance is one of the best books ever 7y
andrew61 It's so frustrating that he is not more prolific, ive loved his 3 books and A fine balance is an all time favourite. 7y
BarbaraBB I also loved A Fine Balance but haven't read his other book yet. I'll have to get a copy! 7y
Redheadrambles Just starting this having never read him before. 7y
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