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A Good Indian Wife: A Novel

Description

“An absorbing tale of contrasts. . . . Cherian tells the story with quiet strength.” —San Francisco Chronicle Handsome anesthesiologist Neel is sure he can resist his family’s pleas that he marry a “good” Indian girl. With a girlfriend and a career back in San Francisco, the last thing Neel needs is an arranged marriage. But that’s precisely what he gets. His bride, Leila, a thirty-year-old teacher, comes with her own complications. They struggle to reconcile their own desires with others’ expectations in this story of two people, two countries, and two ways of life that may be more compatible than they seem.

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-20
Summary: "Dealing with insecurity as (Indian) immigrants"

I absolutely loved this book. Behind the story, this book is about the mass of feelings and contradictions that immigrants, specifically Indian immigrants feel upon coming to the US (or any other Western country, I would imagine). If you liked the book, Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri's book) where the couple could not let go of their 'Indian-ness' (I know a number of immigrants to whom everything in India is the best and everything in the US is mediocre), this book is about the other extreme with Suneel wanting to completely forego his previous identity and become 'white American' (again, true of many Indian yuppies). Most of us swing between these two extremes when we first arrive until we gain the self-confidence to be just us. Suneel's behavior is very disturbing but, if we are honest with ourselves, reflects our own thoughts at times - at least for me, it was a beautifully portrayed character stereotype that we should be aware to avoid in ourselves.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-06-22
Summary: "This book makes me hungry"

I really enjoyed this book. The story was well written and flowed easily. What impressed me most, is that this book made me hungry. Every time I cracked this book open, the author's descriptions of food made my mouth water. Since reading this book, I have learned to cook many new Indian dishes, I was so inspired.

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Rating: 3 / 5
Date: 2010-02-10
Summary: "Only Enh! - **SPOILERS!!**"


It's harder to write a review of this book than i thought it would be when i bought it. I'd picked up the book thinking this is definitely something i'll love, and to some extent I guess I did. But only to some extent. The book is written well, moves well, good enough pace, well defined character, with plenty of details to make me believe the author has actually been to India, and understands the people. The part I didn't care for was the fact that its so incredibly predictable. I did like that all ends well, but the way we get to the end.... ugh, I wish I could say I liked it.

From the beginning you know the guy's a loser, so i accepted him at that. I even get the fact that there may be pressures on him that most non-indians might not find quite believable, but it actually is possible. I liked the girl, she seemed like a strong character, like the Indian women I know and grew up surrounded by, strong and silent, ready to take on the challenges. What I didn't like was the familiar and easy patterns the characters fell into. Why must everyone act like a victim? Oh poor me, i got forced into marrying a woman I barely know. Oh poor me, I'm stuck with a loser husband, even though I'm written like a strong woman who has the ability to leave him. Oh poor me, my boyfriend is not only turning me into a mistress... he has the nerve to come back to me after he went and got married to another woman! Oh poor me, my wife I didn't want, is pregnant and wants to keep the baby. Oh poor me, i might as well stick it out. Yea they ended up together but does anyone see that relationship as healthy or even lasting? Yea he chose his wife at the end but what was his actual motivation for that.. guilt AGAIN! Isn't that how he ended up in the marriage to begin with? How is that the resolution?

I guess I liked the characters, and the descriptions of India, certain chapters, but as a whole the book was a let down, old predictable story, and much too much guilt driven victim mentalities. Like I said, I REALLY WANTED to like the book as a whole. I just wish the Good Indian Wife wasn't such a stereotypical cliche. =\

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-01-02
Summary: "Absolutely loved it!!!"

I love reading books by Indian authors and when I picked this book up, I was not sure what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised. The characters of the books are very real and interesting. The story moved at a great pace and the subject of an arranged marriage was handled beautifully. The 2 central characters were very real people with their own flaws and human emotions. Suneel is a character many Indian NRI men will be able to associate with, the choices and non-choices of life, how to balance their independent thinking along with their family's traditional values and expectations. Leila was a woman I admired right from page one of the book. She is strong and faced up to all the challenges that life threw at her. Absolutely loved this book by Anne Cherian and I would strongly recommend reading it.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-12-19
Summary: "Good Indian Wife"

Loved this book. Not deep but easy reading on the airplane. Gave insight into Indian culture. Purchased 2 for others