The Conch Bearer by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

[meganbmoore]

Anand’s family lived a happily middle-class life until his father disappeared and his sister became mute with shock after witnessing a violent death. Now he, his mother and his sister live in poverty in Kolkata, and Anand has had to drop out of school and take a job with a mean stall owner to make ends meet. But then he gives his last food to an

Comments

[animeshon]

A fantasy set in Mumbai totally adds this to my reading list despite inconsistencies :D

[lady_ganesh]

rachelmanija's review of this also expresses serious frustration with the ending-- so much so that I saw the title and thought, 'wait, I think this is the one with the crappy ending!'

[meganbmoore]

The crime isn't that the ending is bad. The crime is that the ending makes no sense.

[lady_ganesh]

Alas, I didn't remember it in that much detail.