The mango season

by Malladi, Amulya

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Title Statements

Full title :The mango season / by Amulya Malladi.

Summary

When she returns to India after seven years, Priya Rao, 27, faces the harsh reality of prejudice and culture clash. Besides religion, caste, and financial status, there is the matter of skin color. Lighter is better, and Priya is considered "dark." Hyderabad seems hotter and dirtier, and her family as intractable as ever, but mango season, the frenetic preparation of pickles and other delicacies from the fruit that ripens in southern India's midsummer, is her favorite time. Ma, a "super nag," quickly makes clear that it is time for her daughter to marry a "nice Indian boy," best of all, a Teluga Brahmin from a family they have chosen, though Priya has veto power once the two have met. How can she tell them that she is engaged to her American lover? She has returned for that purpose, and to reconnect with home and family.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2003.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Random House
Place of Publication:Toronto
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2003.

The Physical Object

Description:239 pages ; : 20 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0345450310, 9780345450319
oclc:ocn679807295

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