Trying to Grow

By Firdaus Kanga

Book Overview

Brit Kotwal, so called because he suffers from a brittle bone condition, lives near Bombay in India. He feels that sometimes it is fun being different, drinking powdered pearls in his milk or having almond oil rubbed into his legs. He thinks he knows the answer to how he can grow.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0747505497
• ISBN13: 9780747505495
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

humourous witty....

firdaus kanga is a very dear friend who lives in my neighbourhood. his book is a reflection of his jovial self.he is the wittiest guy i've ever met, and also, by the way, the most intelligent! this book is a must read.

An Uplifting Story Based on the Author's Own Life Story

Trying to grow is the story of a young man named Daryus Kotwal, who grew up in more ways than one, and did not allow his disabilitating disease to overcome him. Set in an endearing idiosyncratic Parsi family the story recreates his struggle with life. The vitality of the story comes from startlingly vivid characterizations. There is also this extraordinary fluency in the description of relationships and heartbreaks.Autobiographical in nature, Trying to Grow brings a whole new and refreshing perspective to the world of human disability, eliminating any kind of "mush". There is a lot of honesty and energy in the way the story has been told. There is a vein of humor through out giving it a surprisingly upbeat tone. It is an exhilirating book which celebrates life more than anything else.