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Priya is 27 years old, an Indian girl who left India seven years ago to study in America where she meets a young man. They have been living together for two years and plan to marry soon. Priya makes a trip home where her mother is waiting ready to marry her off to a suitable Indian boy. It is the season of harvesting mangoes, the hottest time of the year, and Priya cannot summon up the courage to tell her parents and relations the truth - that she is living with a man and about to marry him. When she finally tells her father, then her mother, one surprise is waiting. It is a gentle, attractive novel with a great atmospheric feeling of India and its customs. Beautifully written and very easy to read.
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From the acclaimed author of A Breath of Fresh Air, this beautiful novel takes us to modern India during the height of the summer’s mango season. Heat, passion, and controversy explode as a woman is forced to decide between romance and tradition.
Every young Indian leaving the homeland for the United States is given the following orders by their parents: Don’t eat any cow (It’s still sacred!), don’t go out too much, save (and save, and save) your money, and most important, do not marry a foreigner. Priya Rao left India when she was twenty to study in the U.S., and she’s never been back. Now, seven years later, she’s out of excuses. She has to return and give her family the news: She’s engaged to Nick Collins, a kind, loving American man. It’s going to break their hearts.
Returning to India is an overwhelming experience for Priya. When she was growing up, summer was all about mangoes—ripe, sweet mangoes, bursting with juices that dripped down your chin, hands, and neck. But after years away, she sweats as if she’s never been through an Indian summer before. Everything looks dirtier than she remembered. And things that used to seem natural (a buffalo strolling down a newly laid asphalt road, for example) now feel totally chaotic.
But Priya’s relatives remain the same. Her mother and father insist that it’s time they arranged her marriage to a “nice Indian boy.” Her extended family talks of nothing but marriage—particularly the marriage of her uncle Anand, which still has them reeling. Not only did Anand marry a woman from another Indian state, but he also married for love. Happiness and love are not the point of her grandparents’ or her parents’ union. In her family’s rule book, duty is at the top of the list.
Just as Priya begins to feel she can’t possibly tell her family that she’s engaged to an American, a secret is revealed that leaves her stunned and off-balance. Now she is forced to choose between the love of her family and Nick, the love of her life.
As sharp and intoxicating as sugarcane juice bought fresh from a market cart, The Mango Season is a delightful trip into the heart and soul of both contemporary India and a woman on the edge of a profound life change.
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Every young Indian leaving the homeland for the United States is given the following orders by their parents: Don’t eat any cow (It’s still sacred!), don’t go out too much, save (and save, and save) your money, and most important, do not marry a foreigner. Priya Rao left India when she was twenty to study in the U.S., and she’s never been back. Now, seven years later, she’s out of excuses. She has to return and give her family the news: She’s engaged to Nick Collins, a kind, loving American man. It’s going to break their hearts.
Returning to India is an overwhelming experience for Priya. When she was growing up, summer was all about mangoes—ripe, sweet mangoes, bursting with juices that dripped down your chin, hands, and neck. But after years away, she sweats as if she’s never been through an Indian summer before. Everything looks dirtier than she remembered. And things that used to seem natural (a buffalo strolling down a newly laid asphalt road, for example) now feel totally chaotic.
But Priya’s relatives remain the same. Her mother and father insist that it’s time they arranged her marriage to a “nice Indian boy.” Her extended family talks of nothing but marriage—particularly the marriage of her uncle Anand, which still has them reeling. Not only did Anand marry a woman from another Indian state, but he also married for love. Happiness and love are not the point of her grandparents’ or her parents’ union. In her family’s rule book, duty is at the top of the list.
Just as Priya begins to feel she can’t possibly tell her family that she’s engaged to an American, a secret is revealed that leaves her stunned and off-balance. Now she is forced to choose between the love of her family and Nick, the love of her life.
As sharp and intoxicating as sugarcane juice bought fresh from a market cart, The Mango Season is a delightful trip into the heart and soul of both contemporary India and a woman on the edge of a profound life change.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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If you don't get along with your mother or even if you do, this is a great book to read. I loved reading about the dynamics between Priya and her mother. Looks like no matter where you live and what country you are from some relationships and dynamics stay the same. I loved this book! I could all but smell the food that was being cooked in the kitchen. This is one of the most Indian books I have read, yet, I don't feel that it's just about India. This book is about all of us who want to live our life on our terms. (After I finished reading this book, I read Amulya Malladi's first book, "A Breath of Fresh Air" and it was wonderful as well.)
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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This story is about Priya, born and raised in India, who comes to the United States to do her masters in computer sciences. She gets settled in Silicon Valley and finds an American fiance. She goes home to south India to tell her family about the American in her life; and comic disaster hits. All the characters in Priya's family, from her loud mother to her conservative grandfather to her understanding father and aunts, are wonderfully described. I especially liked the way the author showed how food is cooked in south Indian homes; and how mango pickle is made.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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I've just finished reading The Mango Season and I must say that I enjoyed it very much.
The main character, Priya, is facing huge problems as she returns to India to tell her family of her engagement to an American. Her family - especially her mother - wants her to marry a "good indian boy" and the struggle begins.
The story is so well written - it's exciting and fun - and the author takes you by the hand and leads the way through life in India in such a good way that you can almost feel the heat.
Make sure that you have a few mangos arround when you start reading the book - you'll need them !!
The main character, Priya, is facing huge problems as she returns to India to tell her family of her engagement to an American. Her family - especially her mother - wants her to marry a "good indian boy" and the struggle begins.
The story is so well written - it's exciting and fun - and the author takes you by the hand and leads the way through life in India in such a good way that you can almost feel the heat.
Make sure that you have a few mangos arround when you start reading the book - you'll need them !!
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