“You see, we cannot draw lines and compartments and refuse to budge beyond them. Sometimes you have to use your failures as stepping-stones to success. You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair.' He paused, considering what he had just said. 'Yes', he repeated. 'In the end, it's a...
A Fine Balance is a long and painful journey to India’s Emergency in 1975, declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, after the High Court of Allahabad found her guilty of using illegal practices for her election campaign and unseated her from power.The book focuses on four main characters, whose liv...
I did enjoy this book very much, so I must give it four stars. How I determine the stars is that simple! Explaining why I feel as I do, that is the point of the review.I came to care for people that are so very different from me. The author made their lives tangible to me. The author taught me about...
This is a compelling novel. Mistry focuses the story around the lives and interactions of four main characters, who cross paths in an unnamed city in India in 1975 during the State of Emergency. Mistry is unsparing in details of how difficult, even cruel, life is for these characters. Their opportun...
THE MORNING EXPRESS bloated with passengers slowed to a crawl, then lurched forward suddenly, as though to resume full speed.Further recommendation from Clare, Wanda & LauraPartitionParsi refers to a member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian communities in South Asia, the other being the Irani com...
the title refers to the idea that survival depends on one's ability to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair. it's interesting, i think, because this read can throw you into a state of hope or despair as well. (despair probably being the easier emotion with all the tragedy throughout th...
A Fine Balance is an excellent book, which details the lives of four main characters struggling to survive in 1970s India. My interest was hooked as soon as I started reading, and I remained fascinated throughout. The characterization is top-notch, the descriptions are vivid, and the prose is very g...
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