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Aftertaste

 
Namita Devidayal (Author)
Synopsis Diwali 1984. Mummyji, the matriarch of a prosperous mithai business family, lies comatose in a Bombay hospital. Manipulative, determined, and seemingly invincible, Mummyji has held together her family through bribes of money, endless food, and adoration. Surrounding her are her four children: the weak and ineffectual Rajan Papa who is desperately in need of cash; Sunny, the dynamic head of the business with an ugly marriage and a demanding mistress; Suman, the spoilt beauty of the family who is determined to get her hands on Mummyji’s best jewels; and Saroj, Suman’s unlucky sister, who has always lived in her shadow. Each one of them wants Mummyji to die. Aftertaste tells the story of one business family and its bitter dynamics: of resentful bahus, emasculated sons, controlling mothers-in-law, and rapacious siblings. For at the heart of family lies money, not love. Full of rare period details and insights into the world of Baniya families, Aftertaste is worldly, astute, and utterly riveting.
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About the author

Namita Devidayal

Namita Devidayal was born in 1968 and graduated from Princeton University. The Music Room, winner of the Vodafone Crossroad Popular Book Award 2007 and named an Outlook book of 2007, is her first book. A journalist with The Times of India, she lives in Mumbai.

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Title Aftertaste
Format Hardcover
Date published: 31.12.2010
Edition 1st ed.
Language: English
isbn 9788184001082
length 304p., 22cm.,