The Windfall

A Novel

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Publisher Description

“Charming . . . What Kevin Kwan did for rich-people problems, Diksha Basu does for trying-to-be-rich-people problems.”—People

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ESQUIRE • A PEOPLE PICK • A TIME PICK  

The Jhas are moving up. For the past thirty years, their lives have been defined by cramped spaces and gossipy neighbors. But when Mr. Jha comes into an enormous sum of money—the result of an unexpectedly successful internet venture—he moves his reluctant wife from their housing complex in East Delhi to the super-rich side of town, ultimately forcing them, and their son, to reckon with who they are and what really matters to them.  Hilarious and wise, The Windfall illuminates with warmth and heart the precariousness of social status, the fragility of pride, and, above all, the human drive to build and share a home. Even the rich, it turns out, need to belong somewhere.

Praise for The Windfall

“A delightful comedy of errors.”—NPR, Weekend Edition

“Ultra-charming.”Vogue

“I almost fell out of bed laughing.”—Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians 

“A fun and heartfelt comedy of manners.”Rolling Stone

“Though money doesn’t necessarily buy the Jhas happiness, it delivers readers plenty of laughs and more.”Esquire 

“Endearing, astute.”Christian Science Monitor

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2017
June 27
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
304
Pages
PUBLISHER
Random House Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
3.9
MB

Customer Reviews

DGWrites2 ,

Funny, very enjoyable read

Comedy of manners, made me laugh out loud. A quick read. Looking forward to starting her first nove.

new yorker 2019 ,

Boring - could barely get through first 100 pages

God this book is incredibly boring and repetitive. There was nothing to lol at as some of the reviews suggested. Maybe bogus reviews from author’s family?!

Fufubaby ,

I fell in love…

…with the Jhas and Mrs. Ray. They seemed so real to me but I can’t pinpoint why. All I know is that I want to read more of their story. I usually purchase mysteries and am so glad The Windfall came to my attention through Book Bub. Now I’m off to read Diksha Basu’s next book, Destination Wedding and hope I find more delightful characters to fall in love with.

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