Some People - by Parini Shroff (Hardcover)

Name: Some People - by Parini Shroff (Hardcover)
Brand: Ballantine Books
SKU: 1006546989
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A man on the brink of divorce is forced to care for his injured future-ex-mother-in-law in this powerful, heartfelt novel from the nationally bestselling author of The Bandit Queens.
About the Author: Parini Shroff is the bestselling author of The Bandit Queens, which was a Good Morning America Buzz Pick and longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal and the Women's Prize for Fiction.
272 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Women

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A man on the brink of divorce is forced to care for his injured future-ex-mother-in-law in this powerful, heartfelt novel from the nationally bestselling author of The Bandit Queens.

Malti Patel is absolutely fine. Concussed and bruised, maybe, but fine. Certainly fine enough to not need her daughter's soon-to-be-ex-husband, Nathan Whitlock, playing nurse in her home while she recuperates. And yet, that's exactly the quandry in which she finds herself. Her doctor insists on in-home supervision for seven days, and with her daughter, Kavya, abroad at grad school in India, Nathan proves too much of a do-gooder to let Malti rehabiliate alone. Seven days of Nathan, the man divorcing her daughter for all manner of reasons: cultural misunderstanding, emotional walls, simmering hostility...most of them having to do with Kavya's scars from her childhood with Malti.

They want nothing to do with one another. But over the course of the week, as Malti grapples with the shadows of her past and Nathan ponders the wreckage of his marriage, they learn that they are the two people who know Kavya best--and the ones who have hurt her so deeply that she's left them both entirely.

Rich with emotional depth, Some People paints a nuanced portrait of love, forgiveness, and our timeless quest for understanding and acceptance.

About the Author

Parini Shroff is the bestselling author of The Bandit Queens, which was a Good Morning America Buzz Pick and longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal and the Women's Prize for Fiction. She received her MFA from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a practicing attorney and currently lives in the Bay Area.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.25 Inches (H) x 6.13 Inches (W)

Weight: 1.25 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 272

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Women

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Format: Hardcover

Author: Parini Shroff

Language: English

Street Date: July 7, 2026

TCIN: 1006546989

UPC: 9798217093670

Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-4627

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 1.25 pounds

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