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Spiral Road : An Unforgettable Novel Of Family And Betrayal From The Hea rt Of The Subcontinent
By Khan Adib
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About the book
Masud Alam has lived in Australia for the past thirty years. Now his father is dying, drifting in a haze of Alzheimer’s, and Masud has returned to Bangladesh to say goodbye and to reconnect with his family. Still unmarried, he instantly becomes the focus of his mother’s match-making. He also begins to appreciate how far his family’s fortunes have fallen, and how hard his brother, Zia, has worked to keep them all afloat.As Masud reacquaints himself with the country whose independence he fought for, he is surprised by the shifting, complex views of his old friends and neighbours. He also discovers some family secrets, when a chance remark by his father prompts him to examine old family papers.But most disturbing of all are the secrets of his young nephew, Omar, recently returned from America with a quiet steeliness in his gaze…
Pages: 370
Available in: Paperback
Language: English
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Khan Adib
Adib Khan was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where he lived until 1973 before moving to Australia. His first novel, Seasonal Adjustments, won the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction and the 1995 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book. He is also the author of Solitude of Illusions; The Storyteller; and Homecoming.’Khan is a warm writer: his personal relationships may be political, but there is a vein of humane concern rather than outrage in his discourse that gives hope.’ – The Age