A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry

Takes place in the 1970’s during the Emergency era of India. It is an excellent tale of how several people’s lives get intertwined and how people can come together and help each other out when they are in need. This book lifts you up then brings you way down, then up a little bit, then way down again. Just when you feel things are going to be going well for the characters things take adverse turns for the worse. If you don’t like depressing novels then this is probably not for you, however I thought it presented a ray of hope at the end, but I suppose even that is really up to the reader to decide.

It is a pretty thick book but definitely worth the read.