Anjali Kapadia is a 37 year old widow who dreams of owning her own chain of upscale Indian boutiques. She sink all her savings into upgrading her parent’s Sari shop in New Jersey’s Little India, turning it into the boutique: Sari’s and Sapphires. She happily designs and sells her beautiful conte...
Not a big fan of stories surrounding older people but it was still interesting as to the way it was told. I was more captivated by the beginning of the story and the background. It was told through the eyes of a woman who a lot of others can relate to. She continued to do something even though sh...
One sultry night, a young bride overhears an extraordinary conversation. The voices speak of a plot to murder a wife who has failed to produce a child and whose family has failed to produce the promised dowry... Megha is sick with horror when she realizes she is the intended victim. Her husband ...
. . . The mother-in-law character is particularly well-drawn.” — Romantic Times “The Dowry Bride is Shobhan Bantwal’s first novel, and it’s an incredible beginning. . . . Both the brighter and darker sides of India leap off the pages of this excellent, beautifully composed story. For a very excit...
His expression said Jeremy’s surgery had gone well. But the lunch bag was conspicuously absent. I followed him into his office. “I gather Jeremy’s on the mend?” “Yes, thanks. He’s home now and kicking up a fuss, but he’s doing fine.” “I bet he doesn’t think he’s doing fine.” Paul threw me a wry l...