The Girl in the Garden Lib/E (Audiobook)

from jo-jo

If you have read any of my reviews in the past you must know by now that I absolutely love books that give me a taste of another culture...throw a young gal into the mix who is in the midst of life changes and I am hooked! We learn about Rakhee's life changing summer in India as she reflects upon...

from Ginerbia

It was a privilege to read an advance copy of The Girl in the Garden and to meet the author, Kamala Nair, in person. Working in the Communications division of the library does have its perks. I met with Kamala in order to take some photos and to do some video interviews to help promote her debut ...

from booktwirps

Rakhee Singh leaves a letter for her fiancee along with her engagement ring before heading off to India. The letter explains that she has been keeping secrets from him, and that she must return to India to resolve some things that happened there when she was eleven. That summer, while traveling w...

from Sararush

The Girl in the Garden is as far as I can tell is the first novel by Kamala Nair which is surprising because it's rendered with the restraint and grace that many novelists only develop later in their career. The plot begins with Rahkee on the verge of her engagement as she recollects a summer she...

from Beamis12

3 1/2 but learned more about India's culture than I knew before and the cahracters were interesting as was the storyline. Young girl's view of a mysterious garden and family history, insights into her mother that she didn't have before going from America to India to meet her family. A little to S...