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Book Review of The Sari Shop Widow

The Sari Shop Widow
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Helpful Score: 1


I've read at least 25 novels set in India or in overseas Indian communities. This book, set in New Jersey, stands out because the heroine is refreshingly modern but not so rebellious that she's forgotten her family's Indian values. She's a good blend of East and West.

The hero was delectable. Too bad there aren't more heroes like that in these Indian stories. The romance was hot. Much hotter than what you find in other novels about modern Indian women. Don't worry, the sexual parts aren't very explicit at all though you might not want some traditional Indian grandmother to read this.

Sometimes books in this genre are peppered with "Indian" words of whatever Indian language the author happens to speak, but this book has none of that.

I would read more from this author. I like her style, her pacing, her characters. This book is a keeper.