A review by tonytharakan
Family Life by Akhil Sharma

5.0

This 2015 Folio prize-winning novel is an often unnerving read about an emigrant Indian family trying to attain the American dream. "Family Life" is part-novel part-memoir and we are moved by the plight of young Ajay, whose world collapses around him after an accident leaves his brother brain-damaged. A powerful portrait of a dysfunctional family. Highly recommended. But do keep a funny book handy to help you beat the blues.