Book description
An Indian American family is turned upside down when the parents split up thirty-six years into their arranged marriageâ in this âheartwarming journey of self-discoveryâ (Southern Living).
âTouching . . . both funny and movingâa family drama the entire family can enjoy.ââReaderâs Digest
A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF THEâŠ
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1 author picked Late Bloomers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Midlife can absolutely mean new beginnings. In this book, Deepa Varadarajan introduces us to Suresh and Lata Raman, fifty-something parents who have divorced thirty-six years into an arranged marriage.
Varadarajan has written four strong characters in Lata, Suresh, and their adult children, Priya and Nikesh. But itâs Lataâs story that pulled me in the most. Truly independent for the first time in her life, Lata revels in her freedom but is unsure of how to make the most of it. Her realization that she is vibrant and alive is often forgotten in middle age when the responsibilities of parenthood andâŠ
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