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Corner Shop (2009)

by Roopa Farooki(Favorite Author)

3.2 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0312375565 (ISBN13: 9780312375560)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

St. Martin's Press

review 1: Three generations of the Khalil family. Zaki, a Bangladeshi immigrant came to London to set up a shop after his young wife died in Paris. He never wanted to be a shopkeeper, but his father set him up and with no alternatives, and a young son, Jinan, he consented. There he met Delphine, a lovely French girl, who also wanted to flee her family and farm life in Southeastern France. Their meeting, sharing a cab momentarily in a downpour, led to a short affair, but Delphine hadn't run away only to settle with a gambler. Years later Delphine met Jinan, by then a successful lawyer, married and gave birth to Lucky who constantly dreamed of scoring a goal for England in the World Cup. But as Oscar Wilde said, there are two tragedies in life. "One is not getting your heart's des... moreire-and the other? Getting it."
review 2: Books that make you think long after the last page is read are a rarity, but this book will do exactly that. The story of three generations of Khalils explores the two tragedies in life according to Oscar Wilde; one is never achieving your dreams and the other is achieving them all. What happens to that person who at a young age realizes all their dreams? What do they do next? Do they get new dreams? Where do you go from the top and how do you handle it? Zaki was probably my favorite character, although the author does such a great job with her characterizations that even the ones you don't really like you still have empathy for - I'm talking to you Delphine! Highly recommend. less

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