{"product_id":"9780571230587","title":"A Fine Balance : The epic modern classic","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Rohinton Mistry\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 19 October 2006 by FABER \u0026amp; FABER in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 624 pages\u003cbr\u003e199 x 134 x 39mm | 494g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A towering masterpiece by a writer of genius.' IndependentIndia, 1975. An unnamed city by the sea. The government has just declared a State of Emergency. Amidst a backdrop of wild political turmoil, the lives of four unlikely strangers collide forever. An epic panorama of modern India in all its corruption, violence, and heroism, A Fine Balance is Rohinton Mistry's prize-winning masterpiece: a Dickensian modern classic brimming with compassion, humour, and insight - and a hymn to the human spirit in an inhuman state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A masterpiece of illumination and grace. Like all great fiction, it transforms our understanding of life.' Guardian'Magical.' New York Times'Monumental.' Time'Astonishing.' Wall Street JournalWhat readers are saying:'One of the most layered and beautifully executed books I've ever read ... Easily one of my all time favourite books!''Many say that the mark of a good book is that it stays with you; well, I read this several years ago and I still find myself thinking of the characters ... Beautiful.''What a storyteller, what a wide canvas he covers of India ... Wonderful.''One of the best and most entertaining books I have ever read ... I can't recommend it highly enough.''Often heartbreaking, always evocative ... A book to savour rather than to gallop through.''One of the best books I've read ... Not a book for the faint-hearted, but it is a book with a big heart.'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rohinton Mistry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57548566954309,"sku":"9780571230587","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9780571230587.jpg?v=1774886405","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9780571230587","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}