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The Good Children
Roopa Farooki
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Description for The Good Children
Paperback. From the twice Orange Prize longlisted author of BITTER SWEETS and THE FLYING MAN. Perfect for any reader of Jhumpa Lahiri and Khamila Shamsie. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
'Few novels are life-changing; this one just might be' Daily Mail
Leaving home is one thing. Surviving is another.
In 1940s Lahore, the Punjab, two brothers and two sisters are beaten and browbeaten into 'good children'.
Each has a destiny to fulfil. Sully and Jakie will be doctors, Mae and Lana dutiful wives. But Sully falls for an unsuitable girl, Jakie an unsuitable man. Mae and Lana disgrace themselves and disobey.
Rebelling is easy when you're far from home. But the ties that bind them across cultures, continents and time can never be broken. And when, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780755383443
SKU
V9780755383443
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Roopa Farooki
Roopa Farooki was born in Lahore in Pakistan and brought up in London. She graduated from New College, Oxford and worked in advertising before turning to write fiction. Roopa now lives in south-east England and south-west France with her husband, twin girls and two sons. Bitter Sweets, her first novel, was nominated for the Orange Award for New Writers ... Read more
Reviews for The Good Children
One thing will always stand out when it matters: the author's voice. And Farooki has one to be proud of - Independent on Sunday Farooki writes tales of multicultural, contemporary Britain populated by funny, believable characters - Financial Times Farooki manages the emotional minefield with humour and compassion - The Times