Mother Land

From the critically acclaimed author of America for

Beginners, a wonderfully insightful, witty, and heart-piercing novel, set

in Mumbai, about an impulsive American woman, her headstrong Indian

mother-in-law, and the unexpected twists and turns of life that bond them.

 “Lively and

evocative, Mother Land is a deftly crafted exploration of identity and

culture, with memorable and deeply human characters who highlight how that

which makes us different can ultimately unite us.”—Amy Myerson, author of The

Bookshop of Yesterdays and The Imperfects

When Rachel Meyer, a thirtysomething foodie from New York,

agrees to move to Mumbai with her Indian-born husband, Dhruv, she knows some

culture shock is inevitable. Blessed with a curious mind and an independent

spirit, Rachel is determined to learn her way around the hot, noisy, seemingly

infinite metropolis she now calls home.

But the ex-pat American’s sense of adventure is sorely

tested when her mother-in-law, Swati, suddenly arrives from Kolkata—a thousand

miles away—alone, with an even more shocking announcement: she’s left her

husband of more than forty years and is moving in with them. Nothing the

newlyweds say can budge the steadfast Swati, and as the days pass, it becomes

clear she is here to stay—an uneasy situation that becomes more difficult when

Dhruv is called away on business.

Suddenly these two strong-willed women from such very

different backgrounds are alone together in a home that each is determined to

run in her own way—a situation that ultimately brings into question the very

things in their lives that had seemed perfect and permanent . . . with results

neither of them expect.

Heartfelt, charming, deeply insightful and wise, Mother

Land introduces us to two complex women from very different cultures . . .

who maybe have more in common than they realize.