A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry's

Internationally acclaimed bestseller, is set in mid-1970s India It tells the story of four unlikely people whose lives come together during a time of political turmoil. Through days of bleakness and hope, their circumstances and their fates become inextricably linked in ways no one could have Foreseen. Mistry’s prose is alive with enduring images and a cast of unforgettable characters, Written with compassion, humor and insight, A Fine Balance is a vivid, richly texture and powerful novel by one of the most gifted writers of our time. 'A masterpiece of illumination and grace. Like all great fiction, transforms our understanding of life Guardian.