Synopses & Reviews
'Handsome anesthesiologist Neel prides himself on his decisiveness, both in and out of the operating room. So when he agrees to return to India to visit his ailing grandfather, he is sure he\"ll be able to resist his family\"s pleas that he marry a \'good\' Indian girl. With a girlfriend and a promising career back in San Francisco, the last thing Neel needs is an arranged marriage. Leila is a thirty-year-old teacher in Neel\"s family\"s village who has watched too many prospective husbands come and go to think her newest suitor will be any different. She is well past prime marrying age; her family has no money for a dowry; and then there\"s the matter of an old friendship with a Muslim boy named Janni. Neel and Leila struggle to reconcile their own desires with the expectations of others in this riveting story of two people, two countries, and two ways of life that may be more compatible than they seem.'
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"A lovely testament to the reality that happiness . . . can be found in the least expected of places." Atlanta Dunia
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"Engaging and thought provoking; a combination of India and America, tradition and modernity, oneness and individuality. I couldn't put this book down." Story Circle Book Reviews
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Handsome anesthesiologist Neel is sure he can resist his family's pleas that he marry a "good" Indian girl. With a girlfriend and a career back in San Francisco, the last thing Neel needs is an arranged marriage. But that's precisely what he gets. His bride, Leila, a thirty-year-old teacher, comes with her own complications. They struggle to reconcile their own desires with others' expectations in this story of two people, two countries, and two ways of life that may be more compatible than they seem.
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'An absorbing tale of contrasts. . . . Cherian tells the story with quiet strength.' '"San Francisco ChronicleHandsome anesthesiologist Neel is sure he can resist his family"s pleas that he marry a 'good' Indian girl. With a girlfriend and a career back in San Francisco, the last thing Neel needs is an arranged marriage. But that"s precisely what he gets. His bride, Leila, a thirty-year-old teacher, comes with her own complications. They struggle to reconcile their own desires with others" expectations in this story of two people, two countries, and two ways of life that may be more compatible than they seem.
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"An absorbing tale of contrasts. . . . Cherian tells the story with quiet strength." --
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'A clash of hearts and cultures set against the divergent backdrops of rural India and downtown San Francisco.\n
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About the Author
Anne Cherian was born and raised in Jamshedpur, India. She is the author of A Good Indian Wife. Anne graduated from Bombay and Bangalore Universities and received graduate degrees in journalism and comparative literature from the University of California, Berkeley. She lives in Los Angeles, California, and visits India regularly.