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 Corner Shop - Roopa Farooki
Newest Review: ... deeply for those around him and is only too well aware of the results of his actions. It is a long time since a character in ... more  ... a book has stood out for me like this one.
Delphine is another great character. In fact, being of an age, I could understand her even more than I could Zaki. Having said goodbye to her child-bearing years, she is terrified by the thought of not being needed. Her son has a girlfriend and is likely to be moving out and her husband is a successful lawyer, and needs nothing more than a trophy wife. At one point, Delphine becomes deeply depressed, something I think the author managed to convey very well - a little to...more |
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Corner Shop - Roopa Farooki: Dreaming your life away... (845 words)
by - written on 18/01/09 (Very useful, 203 readings)
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Zaki Khalil has apparently led a straightforward life; having left his native country to avoid being a shopkeeper in his father's shop, he has ended up being a shopkeeper in London. However, that was never his plan - he had always expected bigger and better things - and is forced to live his life vicariously through his grandson, who is a talented football player. Life is spiced up a little when he embarks on an affair. The only problem is that the affair is with his daughter-in-law Delphine, who is still married to his son, Jinan. Will he manage to find happiness without destroying his family life? This is a book that stresses character development. Zaki is ... Read the complete review
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