Dimensions
129 x 198 x 16mm
Arjun has brought his family to North West London after Indian Independence. But hopes of a better life rapidly dissipate. His wife Sunila spends all day longing for an Aga and a nice tea service, his son suddenly hates anything Indian, and his daughter, well, that's a whole other problem.
As he struggles to enforce the values he grew up with, his family eagerly embrace the new. But when Arjun's right leg suddenly fails him, his sense of imbalance is more than external. Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, he is forced to question his youthful impatience and careless cruelty to his family, until he learns, ultimately, to love them despite - or because of - their flaws.
In a series of tender and touching glimpses into the shared life of a married couple, Hunter creates strikingly sympathetic characters - ones that remind us of our own shortfalls, successes, hypocrisies, and humanity.
