An Indianย Americanย family is turned upside down when the parents split up thirty-six years into their arranged marriageโย in thisย โheartwarming journey of self-discoveryโ (Southern Living).
โTouching . . . both funny and movingโa family drama the entire family can enjoy.โโReaderโs Digest
A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR โขย LILLYโS LIBRARY PICK
"I have a soft spot for underdogs. And late bloomers. Youโve told me a lot of things about yourself, so let me tell you something about me."
After thirty-six years of a dutiful but unhappyย arrangedย marriage, recently divorced Suresh and Lata Raman find themselves starting new paths in life. Suresh is trying to navigate the world of online dating on a website that caters to Indians and is striking out at every turnโuntil he meets a mysterious, devastatingly attractive younger womanย who seems to be smitten with him.ย Lata is enjoying her newfoundย independence,ย butย she's caught off guard when a professor in his early sixties starts to flirt with her.ย ย
Meanwhile,ย Suresh and Lata's daughter, Priya, thinks her father's online pursuits are distasteful even as sheย embarks uponย a clandestine affair of her own.ย Andย their son,ย Nikesh,ย pretends at a seemingly perfectย marriageย with his law-firm colleague and their young son, but hides the truth of what his relationship really entails.ย Over the course of three weeks in August, the whole family will uncover one another's secrets, confront the limits of love and loyalty, and explore life's second chances.ย
Charming, funny, and moving, Late Bloomers introducesย a delightful new voice in fiction with the story of four individuals trying to understand how to be happy in their own livesโand as a family.