The Way Things Look to Me - Brossura

Farooki, Roopa

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0330463152 ISBN 13: 9780330463157

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, 2009

Riassunto

My name is Yasmin Murphy, and I don't remember very much about the morning that my mum died, which is odd, as normally I remember everything.
At 23, Asif is less than he wanted to be. His mother's sudden death forced him back home to look after his youngest sister, Yasmin, and he leads a frustrating life, ruled by her exacting need for routine. Everyone tells Asif that he's a good boy, but he isn't so sure.
Lila has escaped from home, abandoning Asif to be the sole carer of their difficult sister. Damaged by a childhood of uneven treatment, as Yasmin's needs always came first, she leads a wayward existence, drifting between jobs and men, obsessed with her looks and certain that her value is only skin deep.
And then there is Yasmin, who has no idea of the resentment she has caused. Who sees music in colour and remembers so much that sometimes her head hurts. Who doesn't feel happy, but who knows that she is special. Who has a devastating plan.
The Way Things Look To Me is an affecting, comically tender portrayal of a family in crisis, caught between duty and love in a tangled relationship both bitter and bittersweet.

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My name is Yasmin Murphy, and I don't remember very much about the morning that my mum died, which is odd, as normally I remember everything.

L'autore

Roopa Farooki was born in Lahore in Pakistan and brought up in London. She graduated from New Colleage, Oxford in 1995 and worked in advertising before turning to write fiction. Roopa now divides her time between south-west France and Kent with her husband and sons. Bitter Sweets, her first novel, was shortlisted for the Orange New Writers Award 2007, and her second novel Corner Shop was published in 2008.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0330463152
• ISBN 13: 9780330463157
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 340
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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