Deeply-felt emotions that will keep readers turning the pages. --Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times bestselling author
Mili Rathod hasnt seen her husband in twenty yearsnot since she was promised to him at the age of four. Yet marriage has allowed Mili a freedom rarely given to girls in her village. Her grandmother has even allowed her to leave India and study in America for eight months, all to make her the perfect modern wife. Which is exactly what Mili longs to beif her husband would just come and claim her.

Bollywoods favorite director, Samir Rathod, has come to Michigan to secure a divorce for his older brother. Persuading a nave village girl to sign the papers should be easy for someone with Samirs tabloid-famous charm. But Mili is neither a fool nor a gold-digger. Open-hearted yet complex, shes trying to reconcile her independence with cherished traditions. And before he can stop himself, Samir is immersed in Milis lifecooking her dal and rotis, escorting her to her roommates elaborate Indian wedding, and wondering where his loyalties and happiness lie.

Heartfelt, witty, and thoroughly engaging, Sonali Devs debut is both a vivid exploration of modern India and a deeply honest story of love, in all its diversity.