Fasting, Feasting
Anita Desai
Uma, the older daughter of an Indian family, lives in relative poverty with her parents, while her younger brother Arun lives in America; both tending to their demanding parents.
Read Time: ~4.6 hr
The Blackwater Lightship
by Colm Tóibín (1999)
About this book
From back cover: A ... story about three generations of an estranged family reuniting to mourn an untimely death. It is the early 1990s, and Helen ..., her mother Lily, and her grandmother Dora, have come together in a crumbling old house along Ireland's coastal southeast to tend to Helen's adored brother Declan, who is dying of AIDS. With two of Declan's friends, the six of them are forced to plumb the shoals of their own histories and to come to terms with each other.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraLate 20th Century
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters
Readers who enjoyed this also loved
The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly
Denis Johnson
The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly is a celebrated work by Denis Johnson (National Book Award Winner), recognized for masterclass storytelling and lasting literary resonance.
The grapes of wrath and other writings, 1936-1941 (Grapes of Wrath / Harvest Gypsies / Long Valley / Sea of Cortez)
John Steinbeck
The grapes of wrath and other writings, 1936-1941 (Grapes of Wrath / Harvest Gypsies / Long Valley / Sea of Cortez) is a celebrated work by John Steinbeck (Nobel Laureate, Pulitzer Prize Winner), recognized for masterclass storytelling and lasting literary resonance.
Power Politics
Margaret Atwood
Power Politics is a celebrated work by Margaret Atwood (Booker Prize Winner, Giller Prize Winner), recognized for masterclass storytelling and lasting literary resonance.