From the back cover: "For decades they have remained close, sharing treasured recipes, honored customs, and the challenges of women shaped by ancient ways yet living modern lives. They are the Hindi-Bindi Club, a nickname given by their American daughters to the mothers who left India to start anew - daughters now grown and facing struggles of their own.
For Kiran, Preity, and Rani, adulthood bears the indelible stamp of their upbringing, from the ways they tweak their mothers' cooking to suit their Western lifestyles to the ways they reject their mothers' most fervent beliefs. Now, bearing the disappointments of their chosen paths, these daughters are drawn inexoribly home.
Kiran, divorced, will seek a new beginning - this time requesting the aid of an ancient tradition she once dismissed. Preity will confront an old heartbreak - and a hidden shame. And Rani will face her demons as an artist and a wife. All will question whether they have the courage of the Hindi-Bindi Club, to hold on to their dreams - or create new ones.
An elegant tapestry of East and West, peppered with food and ceremony, wisdom and sensuality, this luminous novel breathes new life into timeless themes."

This was such a great story. There are also lots of recipes for Indian food. I highly recommend this book which is going to go into a virtual bookbox I have planned.

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

This book is now on its way to savotar, who chose it out of my Two Worlds Virtual bookbox. Enjoy!

Thank you loveamystery! The book arrived safely today.

I travelled with this book, twice. Physically to Eilat, Israel, and in my mind to the USA and India. I knew the book would have been good but it was much much better than I expected. It was the story of two cultures and people sandwiched between them.

What I particularly liked was how the writer did not take sides, she understood all her characters and wrote about them with warm respect. This opened to door for me as a reader to understand the cultural clashes that exist in Indian communities in the USA - probably also elsewhere.

Also the reference to Rudyard Kipling's "East is east and west is west" throughout the book worked beautifully.

Even though the genre is chick-lit, this was not a light book at all, it was funny but serious at the same time. I truly respect the writer who had done her homework and listed the books that had given her knowledge about the topic she wrote about.

The book has been in my shelf long - way too long. Now it is available, though and ready for a new adventure - hopefully soon.

Hindi-Bindi Club continues its journey here in Finland... Happy reading!

I took the book from meet up, because it is interesting to read about different cultures and different kinds of lives.

In my mind, this book is definitely not chick-lit. Even though I wonder why a 30 year-old woman would have "Toygirl" as her email-address. Even so, I really enjoyed the insights it offered into lives of people between two cultures. It is always fascinating to read such stories. A good reading experience. Maybe I should try some of the recipes too.

The book will be given away at the bc meet-up in Tuorla.
See:http://tuorlanmajatalo.fi/en

The book didn't find a new reader at today's meet-up, but better luck next time,

I am taking this book to a meet-up. I really hope it will find a new reader as it is an entertaining and fine book.

Thank you for the book, MiuM! You said it is interesting and I believe you.