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When Kavita gives birth to a baby girl in a remote Indian village on the eve of the monsoons, the cultural preference for sons forces her to give her daughter up in order to save her life. The choice haunts Kavita and her husband for years, even after their son arrives. Across the globe, Somer, an American doctor, realizes she will never have children of her own and decides to adopt. After seeing a photo of the orphanage baby with gold‑flecked eyes in a Mumbai orphanage, she and her husband, Krishnan, feel a deep emotional connection and choose to adopt. The novel weaves the stories of Kavita, Somer, and the child that links them, exploring motherhood, loss, identity, and love through the intertwined lives of two families—one Indian, one American—and the child that forever connects them.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Shilpi Somaya Gowda
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