Family Matters is Rohinton Mistry’s third novel, which was shortlisted for the 2002 Booker Prize. The novel is set in mid-1990s Bombay (now Mumbai). The main character is Nariman Vakeel, a 79-year-old Parsi widower who is a retired teacher. He lives in a spacious but dilapidating apartment in Chateau Felicity with his middle-aged stepchildren, Coomy and Jal. Coomy is domineering and embittered, while her brother, who suffers from hearing impairment, is submissive and meek.