The book is an attempt to explore the image of family in the select works of Anita Desai. It explores the family in urban context critically analyzing the novels viz., Voices in the City and Fasting, Feasting. The issues like; institution of family, patriarchy and gender roles, inferior treatment of woman, family relationships, the impact of globalisation on family and feminist consciousness are explored in Voices in the City. The issues like; patriarchy and gender roles, sexuality and procreation, the institution of marriage, preference of the male child, feminine homicide, impact of globalisation on family, inferior treatment of women and feminist consciousness are examined in Fasting and Feasting. This book is helpful to the academicians, scholars and interventionist dealing with the area of Indian Writing in English with reference Family.

Dr. Sowmya T G Achar has M.A and Ph.D in English from Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Karnataka. She also did M.Phil in English from S.V.University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Presently working as Lecturer in English, Government Polytechnic Vijayapura, Karnataka State (India). She has 5 research articles to her credit.