Author: Anne Cherian
Stars: 3
Review by: smudge
Neel Sarath, an Indian-American doctor, marries an Indian English teacher in an arranged marriage. Neel, unwilling to break off his relationship with his trophy looking white girlfriend slowly learns to love his ever patient wife. I don't know the Indian culture well enough to comment on whether the constant obsession with the various characters' skin color is indicative of Indian culture. Nor did I know the culture well enough to know if his wife Leila's enduring his infidelities is indicative of an Indian wife's role. However, as interesting as the book could be, I found Neel to have so few redeeming qualities that it was difficult to see why Leila loved him.
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