TY - BOOK AU - Kwast, Ernest van der, AU - Vroomen, Laura, TI - Mama Tandoori SN - 9781911344353 (UK paperback) AV - PT5882.21.W37 M36 2017 U1 - 839.3137 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Brunswick, Victoria PB - Scribe KW - Kwast, Ernest van der, KW - Families KW - Fiction KW - Mothers and sons KW - Biographical fiction KW - lcgft N1 - "Originally published in Dutch by De Bezige Bij 2010"--Title page verso N2 - "‘It wasn’t uncommon in my childhood for roti to be off the menu, because the rolling pin was broken again.’ Ernest van der Kwast’s childhood is peopled by an array of colourful characters: from his strait-laced Dutch father, to Bollywood star Uncle Sharma, to talented heptathlete Aunt Jasleen. But it is his overbearing yet loving Indian mother who is at the beating heart of this big-hearted, hilarious family saga. Veena van der Kwast is a woman with an iron will, hilarious directness, and a talent for haggling. Armed with her trusty rolling pin, every man she meets is eventually beaten to submission — especially her husband and three sons. Intriguing, surprising, and moving in equal measure, this novel inspired by a very unusual family will make you smile from beginning to end." -- Provided by publisher. ER -