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Some people : a novel / Parini Shroff.

Shroff, Parini, (author.).

Summary:

"Malti Patel is absolutely fine. Concussed and bruised, maybe, but fine. Certainly fine enough to not need her daughter's soon-to-be-ex-husband, Nathan Whitlock, playing nurse in her home while she recuperates. And yet, that's exactly the quandary in which she finds herself. Her doctor insists on in-home supervision for seven days, and with her daughter, Kavya, abroad at grad school in India, Nathan proves too much of a do-gooder to let Malti rehabilitate alone. Seven days of Nathan, the man divorcing her daughter for all manner of reasons: cultural misunderstanding, emotional walls, simmering hostility...most of them having to do with Kavya's baggage from her childhood. They want nothing to do with one another. But over the course of the week, as Malti grapples with the shadows of her past and Nathan ponders the wreckage of his marriage, they learn that they are the two people who know Kavya best--and the ones who have hurt her so deeply that she's left them both. Rich with emotional depth, Some People paints a nuanced portrait of love, forgiveness, and our timeless quest for understanding and acceptance"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798217093670
  • Physical Description: 287 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2026]
Subject:
Brain > Concussion > Treatment > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Sons-in-law > Fiction.
East Indian Americans > Fiction.
Interracial marriage > Fiction.
Marital conflict > Fiction.
Forgiveness > Fiction.
Divorce > Fiction.
Genre:
Domestic fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Humorous fiction.

Available copies

  • 8 of 15 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.

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  • 2 current holds with 15 total copies.
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