

“ The Direction of the Wind is an incredible story of one woman coming into her own by unearthing the past and learning new truths by searching for a mother she’s never truly known. Mansi Shah writes with a fresh voice and clear eyes.” -Barbara O’Neal, USA Today bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids I found myself reading far into the night, unable to leave behind the quest of these two women, a generation apart. This is a gritty, lyrical, heartbreaking, and deeply moving novel. “ The Direction of the Wind is an unexpected and compelling exploration of the way culture shapes us. Bravo, Mansi Shah!” -Allison Winn Scotch, bestselling author of The Rewind The Direction of the Wind will both break your heart and send it soaring. “A tender novel about the push and pull between families and independence, obligation and freedom, and the past and the future. “An absorbing and emotional read that follows two women on their journeys to self-discovery while breaking from social confines.” - Booklist Though Sophie goes to Paris to find Nita, she may just also discover parts of herself she never knew. In the City of Light, she chases lead after lead that help her piece together a startling portrait of her mother. Sophie jets off to Paris, even though the impulsive trip may risk her impending arranged marriage. Now that Sophie knows the truth, she’s determined to find the mother who abandoned her. But once in Paris, Nita’s decision and its consequences would haunt her in ways she never expected. Fueled by her creative ambitions, Nita moved to Paris, the artists’ capital of the world-even though it meant leaving her family behind. Nita Shah had everything most women dreamed of in her hometown of Ahmedabad, India-a loving husband, a doting daughter, financial security-but in her heart, she felt like she was living a lie. But when her father passes away, Sophie discovers a cache of hidden letters revealing a shattering truth: her mother didn’t die.

For twenty-two years, she shouldered the burden of that loss. But when Preeti receives word of an accident, she returns to India, where she will have to face her parents Cataloging source WIQ Shah, Mansi Dewey number 813/.6 Index no index present LC call number PS3619.Sophie Shah was six when she learned her mother Nita had died. All she did was fall in love with a white Christian carnivore. Language eng Summary Preeti never meant to tear her family apart. Label The taste of ginger : a novel Title The taste of ginger Title remainder a novel Statement of responsibility Mansi Shah Creator
