I really loved Honor, Thrity Umrigar's last novel, and this was another immersive story - 5 stars!
Remy left India for school in the US, but brought with him his bad feelings about his relationship with his mother. He entrusted her care to others and hadn't returned in years. He finally returns to India with plans to adopt a baby from a young pregnant girl. His mother is in the hospital and has stopped talking. Remy tries to help his mother recover and return home. He finds a picture in her home that he doesn't understand - and his whole world is turned upside down when his mother finally uncovers a long-held family secret.
This was another beautifully-written story and one that underlines the thought that we never know what someone's story is, even when that someone is a family member. Remy is forced to reevaluate his entire relationship with his parents and the sacrifices that they made in his best interest, right or wrong. I loved how Remy's wife, who stayed behind in Columbus, OH, supported Remy by saying that he needed to come home with no regrets - a real lesson to all of us.
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