Ghachar Ghochar - Grand Format

In this masterful novel by the acclaimed Indian writer Vivek Shanbhag, a close-knit family is delivered from near-destitution to sudden wealth after a miraculous change in fortune. As the narrator, along with his sister, his parents, and his uncle, move from a cramped shack to a larger house and encounter new-found wealth, the family dynamics begin to shift. When the dream of middle-class, aspirational living comes true, allegiances and desires realign ; marriages are arranged and begin to falter ; and conflict brews ominously in the background...