"Indeed, if Family Life is read as nonfiction ("Almost everything in the novel is true," Sharma's been quoted as saying), it might be considered a parenting guide on how not to cope. Viewed as a novel, however, it's both a tragicomic and ultimately accepting immigrant's tale."
More in the Times Union: http://www.timesunion.com/living/article/Lessons-learned-from-pain-5410864.php
More about Sharma's visit: http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/webpages4/programpages/vws.html#sharma
