Mother land : a novel

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Label

Mother land : a novel

Title remainder

a novel

Statement of responsibility

Leah Franqui

Creator

• Franqui, Leah

Author

• Franqui, Leah

Subject

• Mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law -- Fiction
• Mumbai (India) -- Fiction
• Americans -- India | Mumbai -- Fiction
• Domestic fiction

Genre

• Fiction
• Domestic fiction

Language

eng

Summary

When Rachel Meyer, a thirtysomething foodie from New York, agrees to move to Mumbai with her Indian-born husband, Dhruv, she knows some culture shock is inevitable. Blessed with a curious mind and an independent spirit, Rachel is determined to learn her way around the hot, noisy, seemingly infinite metropolis she now calls home. But Rachel's sense of adventure is sorely tested when her mother-in-law, Swati, suddenly arrives from Kolkata announcing she's left her husband of more than forty years and moving in with them. Nothing the newlyweds say can budge the steadfast Swati, and as the days pass, it becomes clear she is here to stay--an uneasy situation that becomes more difficult when Dhruv is called away on business. Suddenly these two strong-willed women from such very different backgrounds, who see life so differently, are alone together in a home that each is determined to run in her own way--a situation that ultimately brings into question the very things in their lives that had seemed perfect and permanent ... with results neither of them expect

Cataloging source

CNWPU

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no index present

Literary form

fiction