Jill at
Breaking the Spine hosts
Waiting on Wednesday where participants spotlight a pre-pub book they are waiting on.
My pick this week is
Everything Was Goodbye
by
Gurjinder Basran
. The author has been billed as "for fans of Jhumpa Lahiri and Amy Tan" - sold! It publishes 12/31/2012.
Publisher Blurb: THE YOUNGEST OF SIX daughters raised by a widowed mother, Meena is a young woman struggling to find her place in the world. Originally from India, her family still holds on to many old-world customs and traditions that seem stifling to a young North American woman. She knows that the freedom experienced by others is beyond her reach. But unlike her older sisters, Meena refuses to accept a life dictated by tradition. Against her mother's wishes, she falls for a young man named Liam who asks her to run away with him. Meena must then make a painful choice—one that will lead to stunning and irrevocable consequences.
Heartbreaking and beautiful, Everything Was Good-bye is an unforgettable story about family, love, and loss, and the struggle to live in two different cultural worlds.
Love the sound of this one! Great pick!
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That sounds excellent to me!
ReplyDeleteAny comparisons to Jhumpa Lahiri make my ears perk up.
ReplyDeleteI love Jhumpa Lahiri's writing. The comparison makes this sound like a winner!
ReplyDeleteThis is the first I've heard of this book. I love Lahiri and quite like Tan so shall have to take a look.
ReplyDeleteLove the cover and the sound of this one - great pick.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a nice story.
ReplyDeleteWow! The cover of that one is awesome.
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