Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #75100 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Customer Reviews

Mothers & Daughters!
If you don't get along with your mother or even if you do, this is a great book to read. I loved reading about the dynamics between Priya and her mother. Looks like no matter where you live and what country you are from some relationships and dynamics stay the same. I loved this book! I could all but smell the food that was being cooked in the kitchen. This is one of the most Indian books I have read, yet, I don't feel that it's just about India. This book is about all of us who want to live our life on our terms. (After I finished reading this book, I read Amulya Malladi's first book, "A Breath of Fresh Air" and it was wonderful as well.)

Excellent!
This story is about Priya, born and raised in India, who comes to the United States to do her masters in computer sciences. She gets settled in Silicon Valley and finds an American fiance. She goes home to south India to tell her family about the American in her life; and comic disaster hits. All the characters in Priya's family, from her loud mother to her conservative grandfather to her understanding father and aunts, are wonderfully described. I especially liked the way the author showed how food is cooked in south Indian homes; and how mango pickle is made.

Review of The Mango Season
I've just finished reading The Mango Season and I must say that I enjoyed it very much.
The main character, Priya, is facing huge problems as she returns to India to tell her family of her engagement to an American. Her family - especially her mother - wants her to marry a "good indian boy" and the struggle begins.
The story is so well written - it's exciting and fun - and the author takes you by the hand and leads the way through life in India in such a good way that you can almost feel the heat.
Make sure that you have a few mangos arround when you start reading the book - you'll need them !!