Gandhi's declaration of a state of internal emergency, the book turns first toward the Parsi community in an unidentified city by the sea that resembles Bombay, but its plot opens up to embrace other characters and to expand the settings. ... After all, they are probably most widely known for a single practice: the way they dispose of their dead by leaving them in a tower for vultures to feast on. ... Only the Italian-born daughter-in-law remains to carry on the dynasty. ... There is, in fact, an admirable balance in Mistry's Bombay, which brings us back to my earlier proposition: ...

• Word Count: 4675
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Gandhi's declaration of a state of internal emergency, the book turns first toward the Parsi community in an unidentified city by the sea that resembles Bombay, but its plot opens up to embrace other characters and to expand the settings. ... After all, they are probably most widely known for a single practice: the way they dispose of their dead by leaving them in a tower for vultures to feast on. ... Only the Italian-born daughter-in-law remains to carry on the dynasty. ... There is, in fact, an admirable balance in Mistry's Bombay, which brings us back to my earlier proposition: ...

• Word Count: 4673
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate