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Priya Rao left her Indian hometown at twenty to study in the United States, never returning until seven years later. Now, with a new life built in America and an engagement to Nick Collins, she faces the painful task of informing her family of her love for a foreigner. The return trip forces Priya to confront cultural expectations—her parents desire an arranged marriage to a "nice Indian boy"—and the dissonance between her past and present selves. As she navigates familiar but altered surroundings, a surprising revelation compels her to decide between familial duty and the love she has found abroad.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Marriage & Divorce Fiction
Authors: Amulya Malladi
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