Dry Spells by Archana Maniar Paperback Book

Description: Dry Spells by Archana Maniar "A beautiful, vivid and atmospheric ... story of loss and redemption" - Fiona ValpyA devastating drought. A city ripe with secrets. A family with a past just waiting to be discovered.Recently, Shyamala Mehtas life in LA feels stagnant: shes undervalued at work, newly single, and constantly clashing with her marriage-obsessed mother. So when shes offered a transfer to Mumbai, she travels halfway around the world to the now drought-stricken city her parents left behind.Staying with her mothers sister Vini, Shyamala is struck by the contrast between them. How did Vini become such a joyful, unconventional soul while Pramila drifted quietly into traditional life? Far from home and surrounded by echoes of the past, Shyamala finally has a chance to learn more about the mother she barely knows. With Arjun, the neighbors wild-haired son whose love for India pierces through the oppressive heat, she starts to see the city of Pramilas youth in all its beautiful complexity.But as the taps run dry, Shyamala finds herself at the crossroads of her familys history and her own destiny. The air is heavy with secrets, but when the deluge finally comes, will she be ready for what it might reveal—about her mother, herself, and the maddening city shes starting to think of as home? FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Born near Chicago to immigrants from India, Archana Maniar relocated with her parents to Mumbai at age four. After the culture shock abated, she fell in love with her homeland until chance brought the family to California. During vacations and family occasions, Mumbai was a frequent destination. She attended college at UCLA, where she studied political theory and biology before attending medical school at the University of California, Davis. As a professor of medicine and practicing infectious disease physician, she was a frontline healthcare worker from the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and was deeply involved in health system pandemic preparedness. Always a writer in the margins of her day, storytelling became an obsession during her medical career, a way to process her observations about human nature during health, stress, and sickness. With a stubborn case of wanderlust, when she is not working or writing, she is usually traveling somewhere with her family. Review "A beautiful, vivid and atmospheric novel about the pain of leaving behind your heritage and the joys of rediscovering it. Archana Maniars writing transports the reader to India in this evocative story of loss and redemption." —Fiona Valpy, bestselling author of The Cypress Maze and The Storyteller of Casablanca Details ISBN1662519516 Author Archana Maniar Publisher Amazon Publishing Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781662519512 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-05-01 Imprint Lake Union Publishing Place of Publication Seattle Country of Publication United States Alternative 9781501255885 Audience General US Release Date 2024-05-01 ISBN-10 1662519516 UK Release Date 2024-05-01 Pages 366 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159849800;

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