A Good Indian Wife by Anne Cherian [in Bloomsbury Review]
01 Nov, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian, Indian American, Repost, South Asian, South Asian American
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Ethnic chick-lit favorite 
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The long-awaited follow-up to 
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The renowned cooking guru and award-winning actress presents an inviting memoir – complete with family recipes, of course! – about growing up in the sprawling family compound in Delhi, surrounded by extended family members, literally climbing...
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