A collection of short stories set in India explores the adjustment of immigrants to a foreign land, the accommodations families make to the differences between generations, and the struggle to find a balance between the pull of home and the promise of change.
Content Note
Mrs. Dutta writes a letter -- The intelligence of wild things -- The lives of strangers -- The love of a good man -- What the body knows -- The forgotten children -- The blooming season for cacti -- The unknown errors of our lives -- The names of stars in Bengali.