Priya and Madhu are a young beautiful couple living “the
life” in California. Both have found success at their lucrative jobs and are surrounded
by friends and family. Sadly, after three devastating miscarriages Priya and
Madhu have accepted that if they are ever to have the family they have dreamed
of, alternative measures must be taken. They have decided to use a surrogacy
agency in India called Happy House for Mother’s. They have chosen their doctor,
their SM (surrogate mother) and the costly process has begun. Even though she
believes she is helping her family, Asha (the SM), becomes resistant to their
attentions and gifts - and she truly questions if surrogacy is the right thing
to do. This story brings the reader on a difficult journey through two families
and two cultures that at their core are similar but on the outside could not be
more different. Poverty changes not just the way we live but the way we think.
Each character is constantly challenging their personal beliefs and desires to be/become
a parent and the moral rights and values that go along with it. The blurred
line between these two worlds makes it difficult to know what is right, what is
wrong and what is merely accepted. I am always challenged by these truths which
can often be dissected every which way. Unique storyline through likable
characters, I truly enjoyed this novel in search of the meaning of trust,
family and the choices we must make to protect those we love.
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