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 shop and the daughters are confined to the family home. As envy and suspicion grip parents and children alike, the need for escape - whether through elicit love or in the making of pickles or the search for education - becomes ever stronger.
Very human and engaging, 'Home' is a masterful novel of the acts of kindness, compromise and secrecy that lie at the heart of every family.
