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Minor Disturbances at Grand Life Apartments
- Narrated by: Shaheen Khan
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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A warm-hearted debut novel set in the beautiful coastal city of Chennai.
Grand Life Apartments is a middle-class apartment block surrounded by lush gardens in the coastal city of Chennai, India. It is the home of Kamala, a pious, soon-to-be retired dentist who spends her days counting down to the annual visits from her daughter who is studying in the UK. Her neighbour, Revathi, is a thirty-two-year-old engineer who is frequently reminded by her mother that she has reached her expiry date in the arranged marriage market. Jason, a British chef, has impulsively moved to India to escape his recent heartbreak in London.
The residents have their own complicated lives to navigate, but what they all have in common is their love of where they live, so when a developer threatens to demolish the apartments and build over the gardens, the community of Grand Life Apartments are brought even closer together to fight for their beautiful home...
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- Jacey
- 27-04-24
Learning a little about Indian life
Not my usual choice of book as my preference is to listen to thrillers/crime novels but I wanted something different and this was recommended to me. It took a couple of chapters for me to get into the slower pace of this book but once in I was involved in the characters’ lives and customs. Very well written and I could imagine all the different scenes from the descriptions given. Wonderfully engaging.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-09-23
A wonderful escape
I loved this book and it’s characters. It was gentle but with some important topics ventured into and I finished the book with the characters feeling like friends. A perfect escape that I’m sure I’ll be revisiting soon :)
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- SusanE
- 14-12-23
A breath of fresh air
Such a charming book with characters that felt like friends. Strong female characters and a gentle handling of some quite important issues. I may listen again as I initially struggled to engage with the narrator but as the book went on I did and realised she was perfect for the story. Highly recommend
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