A rising talent. " Booklist"
Dr. Nikhil 'Nic' Joshi had it all marriage, career, purpose. Until, while working for Doctors Without Borders in a Mumbai slum, his wife, Jen, discovered a black market organ transplant ring. Before she could expose the truth, Jen was killed.
Two years after the tragedy, Nic is a cruise ship doctor who spends his days treating seasickness and sunburn and his nights in a boozy haze. On one of those blurry evenings on deck, Nic meets a woman who makes a startling claim: she received Jen s heart in a transplant and has a message for him. Nic wants to discount Jess Koirala s story as absurd, but there s something about her reckless desperation that resonates despite his doubts.
Jess has spent years working her way out of a nightmarish life in Calcutta and into a respectable Bollywood dance troupe. Now she faces losing the one thing that matters her young son, Joy. She needs to uncover the secrets Jen risked everything for; but the unforeseen bond that results between her and Nic is both a lifeline and a perilous complication.
Delving beyond the surface of modern Indian-American life, acclaimed author Sonali Dev s page-turning novel is both riveting and emotionally rewarding an extraordinary story of human connection, bravery, and hope.
""Praise for Sonali Dev and Her Novels
Sonali Dev is a gifted writer who creates characters that capture the heart I can t wait for Sonali s next book. Nalini Singh, "New York Times" bestselling author
Exquisitely written... A bright, beautiful gem. " Kirkus Reviews, " Starred Review, on "The Bollywood Bride"
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Dev's prose captures the rich and unique beauty of Indian culture while telling a story that is complex, culturally accurate, and full of emotion. " Booklist" on "The Bollywood Bride"
Vibrant and exuberantly romantic chock full of details that reflect India's social and cultural flux. NPR.com on "A Bollywood Affair""