6/12/2023 0 Comments The Mango Season by Amulya MalladiAnd things that used to seem natural (a buffalo strolling down a newly laid asphalt road, for example) now feel totally chaotic. Everything looks dirtier than she remembered. But after years away, she sweats as if she's never been through an Indian summer before. When she was growing up, summer was all about mangoes-ripe, sweet mangoes, bursting with juices that dripped down your chin, hands, and neck. Returning to India is an overwhelming experience for Priya. She has to return and give her family the news: She's engaged to Nick Collins, a kind, loving American man. Now, seven years later, she's out of excuses. Priya Rao left India when she was twenty to study in the U.S., and she's never been back. Every young Indian leaving the homeland for the United States is given the following orders by their parents: Don't eat any cow (It's still sacred!), don't go out too much, save (and save, and save) your money, and most important, do not marry a foreigner. Heat, passion, and controversy explode as a woman is forced to decide between romance and tradition. From the acclaimed author of A Breath of Fresh Air, this beautiful novel takes us to modern India during the height of the summer's mango season.
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