Men Like Ours

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A propulsive, darkly funny and moving story of life and death in a South Asian suburb of New Jersey, from a brilliant new voice in fiction. When Matthew Pillai, a friend to the sub urban community of Willow Road, is found dead, slumped over the wheel of his BMW, the women in the neighborhood are roped into an investigation of his death by the local police. At the center of the case are the Sharmas - Anita, a widow whose husband introduced Matthew to the neighborhood, and her boundary-pushing daughter, Leila, who called him Uncle. To Anita, who has been in freefall since her arrival in America as a young woman, Matthew's presence offers hope, including a promise of betterment for Leila. The truth, however, is far stranger. In this darkly funny debut, the women of Willow Road find that despite their internecine quarrels, casual backstabbing, and generational feuds, in the end, there is no one to turn to but each other. Show more