And Laughter Fell from the Sky, (Paperback)

from whitreidtan

All parents have expectations for their children. We can't help but load our little people with what we want for them. It's practically in the parenting handbook. Children being as different as they are, some will strive to meet these expectations and others will fly in the face of them. There's ...

from katiehuber

It took me several tries to get into And Laughter Fell from the Sky by Jyotsna Sreenivasan. The first sentence seemed like the author was required to fit as many prepositions she could into one sentence. After several attempts, I was able to actually read past this first annoying opening line and...

from mcelhra

In the acknowledgments at the end of the book, Ms. Sreenivasan writes that And Laughter Fell from the Sky was inspired by The House of Mirth. While I didn't clue into that while I was reading the book, I can see what she meant now that I know. One of the reasons I love The House of Mirth is becau...

from Carolee888

And Laughter Fell from the Sky: A Novel by Jyotsna Sreenivasan is the author's first book. I thought that it was a very good first novel. It kept my interest from the first page and it was rich with details about Indian culture and had some information about Hinduism. In the back of the book, the...

from Litfan

I could not put this book down once I started it. It's a beautifully written story about two Indian-Americans, Rasika and Abhay, who are drawn to each other in spite of formidable obstacles. Abhay is struggling to find his place in the world, and Rasika is trying to please her parents by acceptin...