The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS, winner of the 1997 Booker Prize, is a novel to think about.  It is the beautifully written story of an Indian family in the state of Kerala on the southernmost tip of India.  The twins, Rahel and Esthappen, create their own childhood surrounded by the idiosycrasies, cruelties, craziness and love of their extended family.  The sameness of each day is acceptable until their English cousin and her mother come to visit for Christmas.  Everything changes.  Tragedy, secrets and shame and helplessness suddenly embrace each day.  The twins try to survive.  Those around them seem beyond control.  The God of Small Things reigns for the big things are unbearable. 

This is a  great novel.  READ IT.

Arundhati Roy was trained as an architect.  She has worked as a production designer and has written the screenplays for two films.  The God of Small Things, winner of the Booker Prize in 1997, is Ms. Roy’s first novel.