{"product_id":"family-mattersbooks","title":"Family Matters","description":"Set in Bombay in the mid-1990s, \u003ci\u003eFamily Matters \u003c\/i\u003etells a story of familial love and obligation, of personal and political corruption, of the demands of tradition and the possibilities for compassion. Nariman Vakeel, the patriarch of a small discordant family, is beset by Parkinson’s and haunted by memories of his past. He lives with his two middle-aged stepchildren, Coomy, bitter and domineering, and her brother, Jal, mild-mannered and acquiescent. But the burden of the illness worsens the already strained family relationships. Soon, their sweet-tempered half-sister, Roxana, is forced to assume sole responsibility for her bedridden father. And Roxana’s husband, besieged by financial worries, devises a scheme of deception involving his eccentric employer at a sporting goods store, setting in motion a series of events that leads to the narrative’s moving outcome. \u003ci\u003eFamily Matters\u003c\/i\u003e has all the richness, the gentle humour, and the narrative sweep that have earned Mistry the highest of accolades around the world.","brand":"Mistry, Rohinton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":48192926777568,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/Screenshot2025-12-01at2.48.29PM.png?v=1764614915","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/family-mattersbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}