Book Blurb
Nothing prepares Jaya, a New York journalist, for the heartbreak of her third miscarriage and the slow unraveling of her marriage in its wake. Desperate to assuage her deep anguish, she decides to go to India to uncover answers to her family’s past. Intoxicated by the sights, smells, and sounds she experiences, Jaya becomes an eager student of the culture. But it is Ravi—her grandmother’s former servant and trusted confidant—who reveals the resilience, struggles, secret love, and tragic fall of Jaya’s pioneering grandmother during the British occupation.
Publisher:
Lake Union
Release date:
September 2018
My thoughts:
I was intrigued by the cover and description of this book plus this is a new to me author so I decided to read it. I thought it was an enjoyable read even though it took me awhile to get interested in the storyline.
I sympathized with Jaya although I have never been in her situation so I cannot say how I would feel given her heartache over having three miscarriages but I thought the author wrote that part of the story quite well. I love time-slip novels so I was excited when Jaya went to India to learn more about family. As much as I thought Jaya would be my favorite character, unfortunately she wasn't. Ravi became my favorite almost immediately, maybe because he shared the story of her grandmother, Amisha with her which is the time the storyline became interesting to me.
I knew a little about India such as the food, and some of the customs from friends and coworkers, but the author truly brought so much more in her descriptive writing.
I received a copy of this book form the publisher and was under no obligation to write a favorable review. All opinions are my own.
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