A Good Indian Wife: A Novel
by Anne Cherian
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Author: Anne CherianEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-06-08
ISBN: 0393335291
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Book Review: Dealing with insecurity as (Indian) immigrants
Summary: 5 Stars
I absolutely loved this book. Behind the story, this book is about the mass of feelings and contradictions that immigrants, specifically Indian immigrants feel upon coming to the US (or any other Western country, I would imagine). If you liked the book, Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri's book) where the couple could not let go of their 'Indian-ness' (I know a number of immigrants to whom everything in India is the best and everything in the US is mediocre), this book is about the other extreme with Suneel wanting to completely forego his previous identity and become 'white American' (again, true of many Indian yuppies). Most of us swing between these two extremes when we first arrive until we gain the self-confidence to be just us. Suneel's behavior is very disturbing but, if we are honest with ourselves, reflects our own thoughts at times - at least for me, it was a beautifully portrayed character stereotype that we should be aware to avoid in ourselves.
Summary of A Good Indian Wife: A Novel
?An absorbing tale of contrasts. . . . Cherian tells the story with quiet strength.? ?San Francisco Chronicle
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.Women's Fiction Books
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