Author: Shibani Ghose ChotaniPublisher: Partridge Publishing
ISBN: 1543701787
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
An Indian scientist moves his family to America in this debut novel. It is September 1967 when Samen Bose; his wife, Monu; and their two children leave India for the distant shores of the United States.....The family settles in a small town in the Northeast, which manages to be much different than Calcutta.....this sunniness is depicted in heartwarming passages.........it excels in its portrayal of vivid details. And these details are telling.....While quiet at times, this story deftly portrays the countless nuances of the immigrant experience. Kirkus Reviews Pictures Through the Rearview Mirror is an album of memorable moments a family experienced while living in a small town in America in the years 1967-1970. The stories portray the familys acquaintance to a new kind of life and a community of unique people they met and lived with. They were created from recollections of moments orally narrated from jottings made in journals. They were enhanced through fictional characteristics.