Reviews

A Matter of Time by Shashi Deshpande

cecibird's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

drewsbookandteareviews's review against another edition

3.0

The sheer number of characters can be overwhelming and the plot drags a little, but A Matter of Time has a lot to offer. It promotes a feminist message but manages to humanize the absentee father, all the while packing an emotional punch.

em_beddedinbooks's review against another edition

3.0

This book deals with the lives of 4 women - a mother and her 3 daughters who are deserted by their husband/father. Gopal and Sumi were a happily married couple, when one day, Gopal suddenly leaves his wife and 3 teenage daughters with no due cause. The children are stunned and try to cope with their loss in various ways, while the mother is curiously apathic. Then the story slowly unfolds, showing us glimpses of past, present and occasionally the future. The deserted family comes to their maternal home to resume their lives, and they rebond with their various relatives. The females of this novel are shown as strong souls who may bend, but never break, and the males too are not very villaneous. I even pitied the father who abruptly left the family. This was a good read, but somehow I found it less satisfying than the previous Deshpande books I read.

manglitter's review against another edition

4.0

This book hooked from the start and killed me at the end. It is a book/ a story that you can't forget about.