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A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years--an epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker Prize-winning author of “A novel so wonderful, when I got to the last page, I turned to the first and began again.”--Sandra Cisneros "A grand and stirring love story, written in exquisite prose . . . [a] sheer delight!"--Namwali Serpell When Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train, they are immediately captivated, yet also embarrassed;by the fact;that their;grandparents;had once;tried to matchmake them, a clumsy meddling that only served to drive Sonia and Sunny;apart. Sonia, an aspiring novelist who recently completed her studies in the snowy mountains of Vermont, has returned to her family in India, fearing;she is haunted by a dark spell cast by an artist to whom she had once turned for intimacy and inspiration. Sunny, a struggling journalist resettled in New York City, is attempting to flee his imperious;mother and the violence of his warring clan. Uncertain of their future,;Sonia and Sunny embark on a search for happiness together as they confront the many alienations of our modern world.
