In 1974 when her father leaves New Delhi, India, to seek a job in New York, Ashi, a tomboy at the advanced age of sixteen, feels thwarted in the home of her extended family in Calcutta where she, her mother, and sister must stay, and when her father dies before he can send for them, they must remain with their relatives and observe the old-fashioned traditions that Ashi hates.
3.5 stars
Historical fiction in the late 90s in India when so much was changing, but so much was still about tradition. I really enjoyed learning about how India started to become what it is today and I want to read more of Perkins work.
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