![]() ![]() I was immediately drawn into the stories of the 4 central characters and loved the moves back and forwards in time as we learned what had bought them all to the same place. The government has just declared a State of Emergency, in whose upheavals four strangers–a spirited widow, a young student uprooted from his idyllic hill station, and two tailors who have fled the caste violence of their native village–will be thrust together, forced to share one cramped apartment and an uncertain future.Īs the characters move from distrust to friendship and from friendship to love, A Fine Balance creates an enduring panorama of the human spirit in an inhuman state.īook Worm’s Thoughts: 5 Stars. ![]() Synopsis (from Good Reads): With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magnificent novel captures all the cruelty and corruption, dignity and heroism, of India. See why we thought it was so good and let us know if you loved it too! So when a book comes along that gets 5 stars from both of us, we get very excited to share it with you. We are both fairly stingy with our 5-star ratings. ![]() It’s been a while since both Book Worm and I have given the same book 5 stars. ![]()
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