The Good Children
$32.89
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
9 December 2014
Summary
‘Few novels are life-changing; this one just might be’ Leaving home is one thing. Surviving is another.
In 1940s Lahore, the Punjab, two brothers and two sisters are beaten and browbeaten into ‘good children’.
Each has a destiny to fulfil. Sully and Jakie will be doctors, Mae and Lana dutiful wives. But Sully falls for an unsuitable girl, Jakie an unsuitable man. Mae and Lana disgrace themselves and disobey.
Rebelling is easy when you’re far from home. But the ties tha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755383443 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0755383443 |
| Author: | Roopa Farooki |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Tinder Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 9 December 2014 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 130mm x 27mm |
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One thing will always stand out when it matters: the author’s voice. And Farooki has one to be proud of - Independent on Sunday
Farooki writes tales of multicultural, contemporary Britain populated by funny, believable characters - Financial TimesFarooki manages the emotional minefield with humour and compassion - The TimesAbout The Author
Roopa Farooki
Roopa Farooki was born in Lahore in Pakistan and brought up in London. She graduated from New College, Oxford and worked in advertising before turning to write fiction. Roopa now lives in south-east England and south-west France with her husband, twin girls and two sons. Bitter Sweets, her first novel, was nominated for the Orange Award for New Writers 2007. Roopa’s novels have been published internationally and translated into a dozen languages.
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