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Tara Lane
NOVEL SET AMONGST BUSINESS FAMILY OF BOMBAY.
- GenresIndia
174 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1993
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July 7, 2014
A wonderful book, Shama Futehally’s ‘Tara Lane’ is a little slow to start with. The first few chapters appear to be random ramblings. But trust me and persevere.
Tahera (Tara) Mushtaq grows up in a large house, with her parents, brother Zain and sister Munni. Taking care of them are Samuel and Ayah. Tara’s father owns a factory. He is upright, scrupulously honest and has never (and will never) give or accept a bribe. The family is gracious, cultured, lovely, admirable, desirable. But behind the gorgeous façade, one sees how strongly class divide is imprinted on them. Tara’s mother can never enter a baniya’s shop (it is stated as something obvious). It is unspeakable for Tara’s father to sit on the bench in the bank along with all the other (common) peons. Tara and her sister are the only ones to go to school in a chauffeur-driven car. Tara’s parents can’t even think of attending their servant’s wedding, to which Tara and Munni nevertheless go.
Tara soon grows up and gets married to the eligible Rizwan. All is wonderful, Tara is expecting, and then the workers in the factory (where now both Zain and Rizwan work, too) go on a strike. The family’s affairs go positively downhill from there. Read this chilling book to find out what happens next.
Tahera (Tara) Mushtaq grows up in a large house, with her parents, brother Zain and sister Munni. Taking care of them are Samuel and Ayah. Tara’s father owns a factory. He is upright, scrupulously honest and has never (and will never) give or accept a bribe. The family is gracious, cultured, lovely, admirable, desirable. But behind the gorgeous façade, one sees how strongly class divide is imprinted on them. Tara’s mother can never enter a baniya’s shop (it is stated as something obvious). It is unspeakable for Tara’s father to sit on the bench in the bank along with all the other (common) peons. Tara and her sister are the only ones to go to school in a chauffeur-driven car. Tara’s parents can’t even think of attending their servant’s wedding, to which Tara and Munni nevertheless go.
Tara soon grows up and gets married to the eligible Rizwan. All is wonderful, Tara is expecting, and then the workers in the factory (where now both Zain and Rizwan work, too) go on a strike. The family’s affairs go positively downhill from there. Read this chilling book to find out what happens next.
June 25, 2025
The book just flows so beautifully ✨
May 1, 2021
I love the poetic language of this book
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