A young man's close-knit family is nearly destitute when his uncle founds a successful spice company, changing their fortunes overnight. As they move from a cramped, ant-infested shack to a larger house on the other side of Bangalore, and try to adjust to a new way of life, the family dynamic begins to shift. Allegiances realign; marriages are arranged and begin to falter, and conflict brews ominously in the background. Things become “ghachar ghochar”—a nonsense phrase uttered by one meaning something tangled beyond repair, a knot that can't be untied.
Elegantly written and punctuated by moments of unexpected warmth and humour, Ghachar Ghochar is a quietly enthralling, deeply unsettling novel about the shifting meanings—and consequences—of financial gain in contemporary India. ©HarperCollins India
© 2020 Storyside IN (Audiobook): 9789389860139
Release date
Audiobook: 15 April 2020
A young man's close-knit family is nearly destitute when his uncle founds a successful spice company, changing their fortunes overnight. As they move from a cramped, ant-infested shack to a larger house on the other side of Bangalore, and try to adjust to a new way of life, the family dynamic begins to shift. Allegiances realign; marriages are arranged and begin to falter, and conflict brews ominously in the background. Things become “ghachar ghochar”—a nonsense phrase uttered by one meaning something tangled beyond repair, a knot that can't be untied.
Elegantly written and punctuated by moments of unexpected warmth and humour, Ghachar Ghochar is a quietly enthralling, deeply unsettling novel about the shifting meanings—and consequences—of financial gain in contemporary India. ©HarperCollins India
© 2020 Storyside IN (Audiobook): 9789389860139
Release date
Audiobook: 15 April 2020
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Harsh
20 Jun 2020
It ended abruptly as soon as I started to like it. So many loose ends didn’t meet. Feeling confused.
Sonal
19 Nov 2020
A simple story of a lower middle class family suddenly promoted to upper middle class
Bhakti
3 Jul 2020
The ending..🤯🤯🤯
Hrushi
20 Jun 2020
Awesome book
Vijay
21 Jan 2022
Superbly translated by Srinath Perur. Excellent narration by Darrpan Mehta. I could relate so much to the story!
Sana
31 Jul 2021
Okish
Saloni
29 Oct 2020
I am not sure about the ending but this audiobook was very interesting, I was hooked till the end.
Suganya
19 Jul 2022
Narrated well, the characterization is very Indian, but the events are not as interesting
dhayalan
5 Jul 2021
Good narration
Harikasri
25 Jan 2022
Didn't understood the ending ☹️
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