false <![CDATA[The Hindi-Bindi Club]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178240300m/775134.jpg 775134 6 For decades they have remained close, sharing treasured recipes, honored customs, and the challenges of women shaped by ancient ways yet living modern lives. They are the Hindi-Bindi Club, a nickname given by their American daughters to the mothers who left India to start anew; daughters now grown and facing struggles of their own. For Kiran, Preity, and Rani, adulthood bears the indelible stamp of their upbringing, from the ways they tweak their mother's cooking to suit their Western lifestyles to the ways they reject their mother's most fervent beliefs. Now, bearing the disappointments and successes of their chosen paths, these daughters are drawn inexorably home. Kiran, divorced, will seek a new beginning; this time requesting the aid of an ancient tradition she once dismissed. Preity will confront an old heartbreak and a hidden shame. And Rani will face her demons as an artist and a wife. All will question whether they have the courage of the Hindi-Bindi Club, to hold on to their dreams or to create new ones. An elegant tapestry of East and West, peppered with food and ceremony, wisdom and sensuality, this luminous novel breathes new life into timeless themes. 761174 1 5 2007 The Hindi-Bindi Club total:555|5:2|4:6|3:4|2:4|1:1| 555 1950 809 187 2 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 15:48:06 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 08:04:39 -0800 2008 Joy Luck Club for me to really enjoy. It seems strange to me that the author chose the exact same format as Amy Tan (alternating chapters of the mothers, who are Indian immigrants, and their American-raised d...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 13:05:25 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 28 18:11:57 -0800 2007
Monica Pradhan did a great job of explaining the subtle layers of Indian culture for me.

In The Hindi-Bindi Club, three young (I'm 40; they're younger than me) Indian-American women learn through their relat...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 25 08:56:55 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 09:28:00 -0700 2009 <h3>My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
Kind of an Indian "Friday Night Knitting Club".



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Characters kinda blah. Most of the 1st gen in America characters are kind of boring. I think it is very hard to write what you live without that first novel autobiog...more...]]> 2 0 false true Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 12:01:22 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 12:02:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 22:41:34 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 01:38:40 -0700 2009
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