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Nariman Vakeel is a 79 year-old widower beset by Parkinson's disease and haunted by memories of the past.
When his illness is compounded by a broken ankle, he's forced to take up residence with his daughter Roxana, her husband Yezad and their two sons.
This pushes Yezad into a scheme of deception - with devastating consequences.
About the author ...
Rohinton Mistry was born in 1952 and grew up in Bombay, India, where he also attended university. He later migrated to Canada, where he began a course in English and Philosophy at the University of Toronto.
He is the author of three novels and one collection of short stories. His debut novel, Such a Long Journey (1991), won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book and the Governor General's Award, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. It was made into an acclaimed feature film in 1998.
His second novel, A Fine Balance (1995), won many prestigious awards, as well as being shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Irish Times International Fiction Prize.
His collection of short stories, Tales from Firozsha Baag, was published in 1987.
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