A Fine Balance

Author(s): Rohinton Mistry

Location(s): Mumbai (Bombay)

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 1970s

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Compassionate realism and narrative are vividly captured in this masterpiece. It is 1975 and India is in a state of flux, the location is an unnamed city by the sea – actually Mumbai. A state of emergency has just been declared and the lives of three characters are thrown together – a spirited widow, and two tailors from a hill station – living in a tiny apartment with an uncertain future.

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What a brilliantly written book, couldn’t put it down and took my right into Indian culture at so many levels. Not quite sure which city it is theoretically set in. All the main characters...

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Depressing

Author: Nessie

I just can’t get into what everyone loves about this book. It is relentlessly depressing. I don’t find there to be any balance whatsoever. Now, India, on the other hand certainly does embody such a sentiment. I would recommend...

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Not comfortable, but compelling

Author: Eva Glyn

I decided to read this book as it was mentioned as one of the great stories of unlikely friendship, but had I looked a little more carefully before starting, I might have changed my mind. I am so, so...

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