The Paths of Marriage

Mala Kumar

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UPC:
9781939562586
Binding:
Paperback
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Publication Date:
10/1/2014
Author:
Mala Kumar
Language:
english
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Lakshmi, a bright student who grew up in poverty, marries and immigrates to the United States from India to provide a better life for herself and her family. Clinging to her cultural realities, she forces her American daughter, Pooja, into an arranged marriage, creating a rift of resentment. Poojas daughter, Deepa, is an out lesbian to everyone but her family. The woman Deepa loves presents an ultimatumcome out to Pooja or break upand Deepa is forced to confront her greatest fear. Three generations of Indian and Indian-American women navigate the harsh slums of Chennai to the bustle of New York City, struggling through a cathartic generational collision to try to come together as a family.