Tehmina Sethna's beloved husband has died this past year and she is visiting her son, Sorab, in his suburban Ohio home. Now Tehmina is being asked to choose between her old, familiar life in India and a new one in Ohio with her son, his American wife, and their child. She must decide whether to leave the comforting landscape of her native India for the strange rituals of life in a new country. This is a journey Tehmina, a middle-aged Parsi woman, must travel alone. If today be sweet is a novel that celebrates family and community. It is an honest but affectionate look at contemporary America -- the sterility of its suburban life, the tinsel of its celebrity culture, but also the generosity of its people and their thirst for connection and communication. Eloquently written, evocative, and unforgettable, If today be sweet is a poignant look at issues of immigration, identity, family life, and hope. It is a novel that shows how cultures can collide and become ...
"Tehmina Sethna's beloved husband has died this past year and she is visiting her son, Sorab, in his suburban Ohio home. Now Tehmina is being asked to choose between her old, familiar life in India and a new one in Ohio with her son, his American wife, and their child. She must decide whether to leave the comforting landscape of her native India for the strange rituals of life in a new country. This is a journey Tehmina, a middle-aged Parsi woman, must travel alone. If today be sweet is a novel that celebrates family and community. It is an honest but affectionate look at contemporary America -- the sterility of its suburban life, the tinsel of its celebrity culture, but also the generosity of its people and their thirst for connection and communication. Eloquently written, evocative, and unforgettable, If today be sweet is a poignant look at issues of immigration, identity, family life, and hope. It is a novel that shows how cultures can collide and become ..."@en
"Recently widowed Tehmina, a middle-aged Parsi woman, must choose between her old, familiar life in India and a new one in Ohio with her son, his American wife, and their child."@en
"Een bejaarde Indiase vrouw overweegt bij haar zoon in te trekken, die met zijn Amerikaanse vrouw en zoon in Amerika woont en ze trekt vergelijkingen met haar leven in Bombay."
"The recent death of her beloved husband, Rustom, has taken its toll on Tehmina Sethna. Now, while visiting her son, Sorab, in his suburban Ohio home, she is being asked to choose between continuing her old life in India and starting a new one in this unfamiliar country with her son, his American wife, and their child. Her destiny is uncertain, and soon the plight of two troubled young children next door will force the most difficult decision she has ever faced. Ultimately the journey is one that Tehmina must travel alone."@en
"A middle-aged widow struggles to decide whether she will live in her native India or immigrate to America, where her son and his wife live in suburban Ohio and where the widow struggles with her cultural identity and need to bring happiness into the family."@en
"A middle-aged widow struggles to decide whether she will live in her native India or immigrate to America, where her son and his wife live in suburban Ohio and where the widow struggles with her cultural identity and need to bring happiness into the family."
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