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Manju Kapur
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 ...more
Paperback, 339 pages
Published
January 20th 2006
by Faber & Faber
(first published January 2006)
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I liked this book, but I must admit that I have a weakness for family sagas and this was one that fits the description! I also loved that it was set in India, which gave me an opportunity to learn about Indian culture and the modern Indian family. I was disappointed in the ending of the book when Nisha marries a man she does not love (who is alsp pudgy and old, I might add!), as it really tells the reader that we should settle and that an education is not important for a woman, only that she o...more
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I've always felt the best time to read is when one is on vacation, preferably while traveling. And a long train journey is particularly conducive and appealing in this regard. Also, a great deal gets read, unlike other times when there are too many distractions. Much of course depends on the choice of the books. Heavy duty reading is out of question, because I'm certain I want to have a good time without stressing myself. So the idea is to ta...more
I've always felt the best time to read is when one is on vacation, preferably while traveling. And a long train journey is particularly conducive and appealing in this regard. Also, a great deal gets read, unlike other times when there are too many distractions. Much of course depends on the choice of the books. Heavy duty reading is out of question, because I'm certain I want to have a good time without stressing myself. So the idea is to ta...more
Home is one of the many books that Manju Kapur wrote. Home is literary about home and family in India. Home is also about the right of wives, daughters and women in India. It is about arrange marriages. The story began with the sons of The Banwari Lals, the owner of the largest cloth shops in Anarkalli. After marrying his daughter, Sunita to a man in Bareilly, Lala Banwari Lal, the patriarch thought about his other two sons. The two sons would be marrying for the benefit of the family and...more
Its all about a north Indian family in Delhi. It runs like a family soap. Many characters, small plots revolve around the central family. But must say that the characters are very well painted. And how relationships in a family change with time (or marriages) is described with great skill.
Anyone who wants to know about a Indian family entrenched in tradition in a typical Indian setting, this book is highly recommend.
Those who are already a part of it would find nothing new and should s...more
Anyone who wants to know about a Indian family entrenched in tradition in a typical Indian setting, this book is highly recommend.
Those who are already a part of it would find nothing new and should s...more
another awesome book by Manju Kapur. This is the story of a patriarchal north Indian cloth merchant family. A well-to-do family whose patriarch had fled from Lahore during partition and who set up a small cloth shop in Delhi. This novel depicts their rise, the growing joint family, their adjustments,the small (occasionally mammoth) desires and hopes, the sacrifices, the growing tiffs, the way they manage to live together inspite of constant day-to-day power struggle among the women. The typical...more
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This book was frustrating to read at the beginning because of how irritating the characters were, however it improved as the younger generations grew up and the author introduced characters that were much easier to relate to and feel some affection towards. I think that the story does a great job of capturing some of the subtleties and complexity of South Asian culture, but also does it in a way that anyone can relate to and understand.
This book is a very chatty look at a east indian family and the dynamics as the family expands through marriage and children. They live in a small home with many old ways still dictating how things are handled and dealt with a very interesting book
The book is similar to watching a drab hindi soap opera..The writing is not great..and the overall feeling while reading it is negative..could not find anything interesting or positive in the story telling.
A well written family saga. The characters are drawn well and the family dynamics are explored, with sexual abuse also addressed.
Absolutely fantastic book of you are interested in reading aboue Indian culture.
At first it took some time to get into this story about a traditional family but then I got caught in the fates of the different members who all seemed to think that they were forever getting less than their in-laws, sisters and brothers and less then they were due.
i wish nisha and suresh ended together:)
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i've just started this bk, & i must say, it's a great read. within moments, it had me werapped around its littlest nuance. the language is amazing, & the narrative refreshing. though i've just strted it, i must say, it promises to be a wonderful tale.
Not great writing and the plot meanders a bit, but readable as a commentary on a particular cross section of Indian society - insightful regarding its social and cultural norms ..
easy reading. Book about everyday life of a punjabi family living in Delhi. End was rather abrupt.
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Manju Kapur is the author of four novels. Her first, Difficult Daughters, won the Commonwealth Prize for First Novels (Eurasia Section) and was a number one bestseller in India. Her second novel A Married Woman was called 'fluent and witty' in the Independent, while her third, Home, was described as 'glistening with detail and emotional acuity' in the Sunday Times. Her most recent novel, The Immigrant...more
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