How and in what ways should the idealism of young adulthood influence mature adult lives? That’s the central question grappled with in this thoughtful, character-driven novel as four Indian friends come together one last time because on of them is dying. In the late 1970s the four young women were ...
Traditional attitudes still linger in India, but they're not held equally in all quarters of Indian society. Some Indians are more liberal than many Americans, while others cling desperately to the old ways and steep themselves in fundamentalist practices. Thrity Umrigar highlights that clash betwee...
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