Torn between two beautifully flawed cultures, Preeti must now untangle what home truly means to her. Surrounded by the sights and sounds of her heritage, Preeti catches a startling glimpse of her family’s battles with class, tradition, and sacrifice. Years later, with her parents not speaking to her and her controversial relationship in tatters, all Preeti has left is her career at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm.īut when Preeti receives word of a terrible accident in the city where she was born, she returns to India, where she’ll have to face her estranged parents…and the complicated past they left behind. Mansi Shah and Lainey talk about The Taste of Ginger, which Booklist calls a poignant debut novel, that touches on the immigrant experience in America. All she did was fall in love with a white Christian carnivore instead of a conventional Indian boy. Torn between two beautifully flawed cultures, Preeti must now untangle what home truly means to her.In Mansi Shah’s stunning debut novel, a family tragedy beckons a first-generation immigrant to the city of her birth, where she grapples with her family’s past in search of where she truly belongs.Īfter her parents moved her and her brother to America, Preeti Desai never meant to tear her family apart. India where she'll have to face her estranged parentsand the.

Surrounded by the sights and sounds of her heritage, Preeti catches a startling glimpse of her family's battles with class, tradition, and sacrifice. A family tragedy beckons a young woman back to. Years later, with her parents not speaking to her and her controversial relationship in tatters, all Preeti has left is her career at a prestigious Los Angeles law firm.īut when Preeti receives word of a terrible accident in the city where she was born, she returns to India, where she'll have to face her estranged parents.and the complicated past they left behind. : The Taste of Ginger: A Novel (9781542031905) by Shah, Mansi and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at. The characters and themes are varied, but they are smoothly intertwined into the plot line without any jumpy shifts. This beautifully crafted story takes the reader on a journey into another world through the eyes of someone who both belongs and doesn’t.

It encompasses so much, yet it’s easy to follow and the pacing is steady. The Taste of Ginger is a captivating novel about a young woman caught between culturesthat of her birthland, India, and America, the place she immigrated to as a child. In Mansi Shah's stunning debut novel, a family tragedy beckons a first-generation immigrant to the city of her birth, where she grapples with her family's past in search of where she truly belongs.Īfter her parents moved her and her brother to America, Preeti Desai never meant to tear her family apart. The Taste of Ginger is a masterpiece This novel is extremely well written and well organized.

The Taste of Ginger by Mansi Shah