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Binding
Hardback
Number of Pages
320
Age Group
All
Language
English
Book Summary
This is a literary fiction novel centered on a Bombay family of sweet-makers during Diwali in 1984. The central theme explores loyalty, ambition, tradition, and the quiet fractures that run through a close-knit clan as their mother lies comatose, testing bonds and exposing secrets. The intended reader is adults who enjoy layered family dramas with cultural texture and moral shade, delivered in a poised, compassionate voice.
The narrative is story-led and character-driven, set against a backdrop of a family-run mithai business and the festival-driven life of 1980s Bombay. Through the four siblingsโeach with a distinct temperament and hidden motiveโthe tale moves between hospital rooms, home kitchens, and the cityโs streets, with rich sensory detail and intimate dialogue that creates a cinematic reading experience.
Readers are pulled into the tension as past loyalties collide with present desires, and perspectives shift, letting readers piece together secrets, debts, and moral choices without revealing everything at once. The Diwali-era setting adds cultural depth, while the plot stays focused on universal questions of responsibility, forgiveness, and what family will endure.
Readers finish with a nuanced understanding of how family ties endure under pressure, how secrets shape choices, and how tradition and modern life collide. It invites reflection on memory, responsibility, and the costs of ambition, leaving a lasting impression of empathy and insight.
Product Details
Author
Namita Devidayal
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
320
Language
English
SKU
9788184001877
ISBN
9788184001877
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
19.7x13x1.8cm
Binding
Hardback
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