{"product_id":"the-golden-son-paperback","title":"The Golden Son - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShilpi Somaya Gowda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and #1 internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSecret Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e returns with an unforgettable story of family, responsibility, love, honor, tradition, and identity, in which two childhood friends--a young doctor and a newly married bride--must balance the expectations of their culture and their families with the desires of their own hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first of his family to go to college, Anil Patel, the golden son, carries the weight of tradition and his family's expectations when he leaves his tiny Indian village to begin a medical residency in Dallas, Texas, at one of the busiest and most competitive hospitals in America. When his father dies, Anil becomes the de facto head of the Patel household and inherits the mantle of arbiter for all of the village's disputes. But he is uneasy with the custom, uncertain that he has the wisdom and courage demonstrated by his father and grandfather. His doubts are compounded by the difficulties he discovers in adjusting to a new culture and a new job, challenges that will shake his confidence in himself and his abilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack home in India, Anil's closest childhood friend, Leena, struggles to adapt to her demanding new husband and relatives. Arranged by her parents, the marriage shatters Leena's romantic hopes, and eventually forces her to make a desperate choice that will hold drastic repercussions for herself and her family. Though Anil and Leena struggle to come to terms with their identities thousands of miles apart, their lives eventually intersect once more--changing them both and the people they love forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTender and bittersweet, \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Son\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates the ambivalence of people caught between past and present, tradition and modernity, duty and choice; the push and pull of living in two cultures, and the painful decisions we must make to find our true selves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and #1 internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSecret Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e returns with an unforgettable story of love, honor, tradition, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first of his family to go to college, Anil Patel, the golden son, leaves his tiny Indian village to begin a medical residency at one of the best hospitals in America. When his father dies, Anil becomes the head of the Patel household and inherits the mantle of arbiter for all of the village's disputes. But he is uncertain that he has the wisdom and courage required to take on the role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack home in India, Anil's childhood friend, Leena, struggles to adapt to her demanding new husband. Arranged by her parents, the marriage shatters Leena's romantic hopes, and forces her to make choices that will hold drastic repercussions for her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTender and bittersweet, The Golden Son illuminates the decisions we must make to find our true selves.\u003c\/p\u003e--Toronto Star\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and #1 internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSecret Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e returns with an unforgettable story of love, honor, tradition, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first of his family to go to college, Anil Patel, the golden son, leaves his tiny Indian village to begin a medical residency at one of the best hospitals in America. When his father dies, Anil becomes the head of the Patel household and inherits the mantle of arbiter for all of the village's disputes. But he is uncertain that he has the wisdom and courage required to take on the role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack home in India, Anil's childhood friend, Leena, struggles to adapt to her demanding new husband. 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