A thoroughly enjoyable black comedy from the author of Tulip Fever. Dr Ravi Kapoor has reached the end of his tether. He is over-worked and exhausted; his South London hospital is out of funds; and reporters are hounding him about the death of a pensioner, who, for three days lay on a trolley untended, the blood stiffening on her clothes. Even home life has become impossible as his father-in-law, a disgusting and difficult old man, has been kicked out of his nursing home and has moved into Ravi s spare bedroom. But then ...
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A thoroughly enjoyable black comedy from the author of Tulip Fever. Dr Ravi Kapoor has reached the end of his tether. He is over-worked and exhausted; his South London hospital is out of funds; and reporters are hounding him about the death of a pensioner, who, for three days lay on a trolley untended, the blood stiffening on her clothes. Even home life has become impossible as his father-in-law, a disgusting and difficult old man, has been kicked out of his nursing home and has moved into Ravi s spare bedroom. But then that tip top man, his cousin, Sonny, has a brainwave. Dunroamin is a converted guesthouse in Bangalore, where Sonny starts a retirement home, recreating a lost corner of England. Travel and set-up are inexpensive, staff willing and plentiful and the British pensioners can enjoy the hot weather and take mango-juice with their gin. These Foolish Things is a brilliant comedy of manners, mixing acute observation with a deeper message about how different cultures cope in the modern world."
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Have recommended it to friends- though please check for broadmindedness before you lend it on! This is my 4th copy- I keep lending them out, but no-one ever gives it back so my mates are indeed broadminded no matter how old. Forget the film 'Marigold Hotel'- the book is an original, a one off, and I love it.
