Other Waters (Paperback)

• Format: Paperback
• Author: Eleni N. Gage
• ISBN10: 125001574X
• ISBN13: 9781250015747

'A Jane Austen-ish plot gets a delicious Indian accent in this effervescent novel by former PEOPLE editor Gage . in this exotic, mysterious setting, cultures collide, love grows more complicated and
Maya finally discovers just whom - and where - she is really meant to be.' -People, ****

Maya is an accomplished psychiatric resident with a supportive boyfriend, loving family, and bustling New York social life. When her grandmother dies in India, a family squabble over property ignites a curse that drifts across continents and threatens Mayas life. Or so her father says- Maya being a modern woman, an American, and a doctor doesnt believe in curses, Brahman, or otherwise. But then a series of calamities befalls her family, her career and relationship both falter, and Maya starts to worry. She hopes a trip back to India with her best friend, Heidi, will enable her to remove the curse, save her family, and put her own life back in order. Thus begins a journey into Mayas parallel worlds- New York and an India filled with loving and annoying relatives, vivid colors, and superstitious customs she doesnt, and does, believe in. But her time in India isnt just a visit 'home' or a chance to explore the strengthening and suffocating bonds of family, its also the beginning of a cathartic quest toward forging one identity out of two cultures.