The Way Things Look To Me

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  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2010)
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The Way Things Look To Me

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ISBN: 9780330475426
Authors: Roopa Farooki
Publisher: Pan
Date of Publication: 2009-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Young Adult, Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 3.64
(rated by 701 readers)

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At 23, Asif is less than he wanted to be. His mother’s sudden death forced him back home to look after his youngest sister, Yasmin, and he leads a frustrating life, ruled by her exacting need for routine. Everyone tells Asif that he’s a good boy, but he isn’t so sure. Lila has escaped from home, abandoning Asif to be the sole carer of their difficult sister. Damaged by a childhood of uneven treatment, as Yasmin’s needs always came first, she leads a wayward existence, drifting between jobs and men, obsessed with her looks and certain that her value is only skin deep. And then there is Yasmin, who has no idea of the resentment she has caused. Who sees music in colour and remembers so much that sometimes her head hurts. Who doesn’t feel happy, but who knows that she is special. Who has a devastating plan. THE WAY THINGS LOOK TO ME is an affecting, comically tender portrayal of a family in crisis, caught between duty and love in a tangled relationship both bitter and bittersweet.
 

  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.