Golden Son (Reprint) (Paperback) (Shilpi Somaya Gowda)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> Anil is the first person in his family to leave India, the first to attend college, the first to become a doctor. Half a world away in Dallas, Texas, he is caught up in his new life, experiencing all the freedoms and temptations of American culture: he tastes alcohol for the first time, falls in love, and learns firsthand abut his adopted country's alluring, dangerous contradictions. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <p><strong>The <em>New York Times</em> and #1 internationally bestselling author of <em>Secret Daughter</em> returns with an unforgettable story of family, responsibility, love, honor, tradition, and identity, in which two childhood friends--a young doctor and a newly married bride--must balance the expectations of their culture and their families with the desires of their own hearts.</strong></p><p>The first of his family to go to college, Anil Patel, the golden son, carries the weight of tradition and his family's expectations when he leaves his tiny Indian village to begin a medical residency in Dallas, Texas, at one of the busiest and most competitive hospitals in America. When his father dies, Anil becomes the de facto head of the Patel household and inherits the mantle of arbiter for all of the village's disputes. But he is uneasy with the custom, uncertain that he has the wisdom and courage demonstrated by his father and grandfather. His doubts are compounded by the difficulties he discovers in adjusting to a new culture and a new job, challenges that will shake his confidence in himself and his abilities.</p><p>Back home in India, Anil's closest childhood friend, Leena, struggles to adapt to her demanding new husband and relatives. Arranged by her parents, the marriage shatters Leena's romantic hopes, and eventually forces her to make a desperate choice that will hold drastic repercussions for herself and her family. Though Anil and Leena struggle to come to terms with their identities thousands of miles apart, their lives eventually intersect once more--changing them both and the people they love forever.</p><p>Tender and bittersweet, <em>The Golden Son</em> illuminates the ambivalence of people caught between past and present, tradition and modernity, duty and choice; the push and pull of living in two cultures, and the painful decisions we must make to find our true selves.</p> <p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br> <p>The <em>New York Times</em> and #1 internationally bestselling author of <em>Secret Daughter</em> returns with an unforgettable story of love, honor, tradition, and identity.</p><p>The first of his family to go to college, Anil Patel, the golden son, leaves his tiny Indian village to begin a medical residency at one of the best hospitals in America. When his father dies, Anil becomes the head of the Patel household and inherits the mantle of arbiter for all of the village's disputes. But he is uncertain that he has the wisdom and courage required to take on the role.</p><p>Back home in India, Anil's childhood friend, Leena, struggles to adapt to her demanding new husband. Arranged by her parents, the marriage shatters Leena's romantic hopes, and forces her to make choices that will hold drastic repercussions for her family.</p><p>Tender and bittersweet, The Golden Son illuminates the decisions we must make to find our true selves.</p> <p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br> "THE GOLDEN SON triumphs because of its many pleasures and complications: romantic intrigues, family vendettas, unexpected tragedies and criminal secrets harbored by characters in both India and America. This satisfying immersion in two complicated cultures offers no easy resolutions."--<em>Washington Post</em> </br></br>"A stellar follow-up to Gowda's excellent debut. Vivid, heart-warming, and absorbing, THE GOLDEN SON succeeds as an immigrant's tale and love story wrapped into one because of the beautiful writing and compelling characters that illuminate universal truths of loss and identity."--Heidi Durrow, New York Times-bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell From the Sky </br></br>"From a poor village in India to the journey of a boy who escapes to become a brilliant and sensible doctor at a high-tech medical center in Dallas, Shilpi Somaya Gowda's sweeping love story is meticulous in its detail, heartfelt--and a great read."--Samuel Shem, M.D., author of The House of God and At the Heart of the Universe </br></br>"Gowda has the writerly chops when it comes to pace and plot...The novel's denouement manages to subvert expectations, while still fulfilling the fable's responsibility to convey a useful, resonant truth."--Toronto Star </br></br>"Gowda is a gifted storyteller, bringing together various related story strands into a fully integrated whole."--Vancouver Sun </br></br>"Shilpi Somaya Gowda paints an illuminating portrait of a young Indian man who must learn to reconcile his career ambitions in America with the traditional values and expectations of his family in India. Compellingly written, THE GOLDEN SON will stay with you long after you've turned the last page. "--Vanessa Diffenbaugh, New York Times-bestselling author of The Language of Flowers
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