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The Windfall: A Novel por Diksha Basu
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The Windfall: A Novel (2017 original; edición 2017)

por Diksha Basu (Autor)

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Fiction. Literature. HTML:“Charming . . . What Kevin Kwan did for rich-people problems, Diksha Basu does for trying-to-be-rich-people problems.”—People
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ESQUIRE • A PEOPLE PICK • A TIME PICK  
/> The Jhas are moving up. For the past thirty years, their lives have been defined by cramped spaces and gossipy neighbors. But when Mr. Jha comes into an enormous sum of money—the result of an unexpectedly successful internet venture—he moves his reluctant wife from their housing complex in East Delhi to the super-rich side of town, ultimately forcing them, and their son, to reckon with who they are and what really matters to them.  Hilarious and wise, The Windfall illuminates with warmth and heart the precariousness of social status, the fragility of pride, and, above all, the human drive to build and share a home. Even the rich, it turns out, need to belong somewhere.
Praise for The Windfall
“A delightful comedy of errors.”—NPR, Weekend Edition

“Ultra-charming.”Vogue
“I almost fell out of bed laughing.”—Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians 
“A fun and heartfelt comedy of manners.”Rolling Stone

“Though money doesn’t necessarily buy the Jhas happiness, it delivers readers plenty of laughs and more.”Esquire 
“Endearing, astute.”Christian Science Monitor.… (más)
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Título:The Windfall: A Novel
Autores:Diksha Basu (Autor)
Información:Crown (2017), 304 pages
Colecciones:For school use
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The Windfall por Diksha Basu (2017)

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    Ghachar Ghochar por Vivek Shanbhag (Cariola)
    Cariola: Similar story about a family who makes it big selling spices. Lots of adjustments, plus there's a connection to the mob.
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This is a nice little book about an Indian family new to wealth and trying to navigate their new circumstance. We get to know their neighbors, old and new, and their children and along the way we learn that everybody creates imaginary drama in their own head that complicates their lives unnecessarily.

Light, sweet, funny. ( )
  hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |
Fairly cute but nothing special ( )
  hellokirsti | Jan 3, 2024 |
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I found this to be a very enjoyable read. There are light moments and funny bits but there is tragedy mixed in. It was interesting to see how the Jhas deal with suddenly having money they have never had before. And it was both funny and sad to see how old 'friends' reacted to their good fortune. I liked hearing all the internal thoughts. You got to see the same event from everyone's perspective. In a situation where everyone is worried about what everyone else is thinking it's fun to know all those thoughts and how often they are not what is feared. I'm interested to read more by Basu. ( )
  bedda | Dec 20, 2023 |
An interesting book set in India. The main character sells an app for an amazing amount of money. Hard to learn how to be a rich man. The son story is ok. The friends story is excellent ( )
  shazjhb | Mar 22, 2023 |
Mrs. Ray was my favourite character, by far, and the scene with her buying whiskey was my favourite scene.

Other than that, I feel very apathetic about this book. It's like it was trying to be Crazy Rich Indians, but wasn't outrageous enough or satirical enough. ( )
  whakaora | Mar 5, 2023 |
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Mr. Jha had worked hard, and now he was ready to live well.
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Fiction. Literature. HTML:“Charming . . . What Kevin Kwan did for rich-people problems, Diksha Basu does for trying-to-be-rich-people problems.”—People
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ESQUIRE • A PEOPLE PICK • A TIME PICK  
The Jhas are moving up. For the past thirty years, their lives have been defined by cramped spaces and gossipy neighbors. But when Mr. Jha comes into an enormous sum of money—the result of an unexpectedly successful internet venture—he moves his reluctant wife from their housing complex in East Delhi to the super-rich side of town, ultimately forcing them, and their son, to reckon with who they are and what really matters to them.  Hilarious and wise, The Windfall illuminates with warmth and heart the precariousness of social status, the fragility of pride, and, above all, the human drive to build and share a home. Even the rich, it turns out, need to belong somewhere.
Praise for The Windfall
“A delightful comedy of errors.”—NPR, Weekend Edition

“Ultra-charming.”Vogue
“I almost fell out of bed laughing.”—Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians 
“A fun and heartfelt comedy of manners.”Rolling Stone

“Though money doesn’t necessarily buy the Jhas happiness, it delivers readers plenty of laughs and more.”Esquire 
“Endearing, astute.”Christian Science Monitor.

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