Author: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

It didn’t take me long to read this one – but then I spent a day on (or waiting for) the ferries and a day recuperating from my travels. The fact that is was due at the library in just a few days spurred me on as well.

Korobi (meaning oleander) has been raised by her grandparents in their ancestral home in Kolkata. Her mother died when Korobi was born and she never knew her father. Korobi is about to marry a young man from a wealthy family when her grandfather suddenly dies. With his absence, secrets concerning the death of her mother begin to emerge, as well as new information about her father. Korobi travels to America to search for him. Will she find him? Will she be seduced by the freedom she finds in America? Or will she return to the life that was planned for her.

Goodreads Rating * * * * (I recommend it)