Late Bloomers

Deepa Varadarajan

ISBN 10: 059349802X / ISBN 13: 9780593498026

Published by Random House USA Inc, 2023

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An IndianAmericanfamily is turned upside down when the parents split up thirty-six years into their arranged marriage​in this"heartwarming journey of self-discovery" (Southern Living). "Touching . . . both funny and moving-a family drama the entire family can enjoy."-Reader's Digest A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR .LILLY'S LIBRARY PICK "I have a soft spot for underdogs. And late bloomers. You've told me a lot of things about yourself, so let me tell you something about me." After thirty-six years of a dutiful but unhappyarrangedmarriage, recently divorced Suresh and Lata Raman find themselves starting new paths in life. Suresh is trying to navigate the world of online dating on a website that caters to Indians and is striking out at every turn-until he meets a mysterious, devastatingly attractive younger womanwho seems to be smitten with him.Lata is enjoying her newfoundindependence,butshe's caught off guard when a professor in his early sixties starts to flirt with her. Meanwhile,Suresh and Lata's daughter, Priya, thinks her father's online pursuits are distasteful even as sheembarks upona clandestine affair of her own.Andtheir son,Nikesh,pretends at a seemingly perfectmarriagewith his law-firm colleague and their young son, but hides the truth of what his relationship really entails.Over the course of three weeks in August, the whole family will uncover one another's secrets, confront the limits of love and loyalty, and explore life's second chances. Charming, funny, and moving, Late Bloomers introducesa delightful new voice in fiction with the story of four individuals trying to understand how to be happy in their own lives-and as a family.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Late Bloomers
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 059349802X
• ISBN 13: 9780593498026
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

An Indian American family is turned upside down when the parents split up thirty-six years into their arranged marriage​ in this “heartwarming journey of self-discovery” (Southern Living).

“Touching . . . both funny and moving—a family drama the entire family can enjoy.”—Reader’s Digest

A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • LILLY’S LIBRARY PICK

"I have a soft spot for underdogs. And late bloomers. You’ve told me a lot of things about yourself, so let me tell you something about me."

After thirty-six years of a dutiful but unhappy arranged marriage, recently divorced Suresh and Lata Raman find themselves starting new paths in life. Suresh is trying to navigate the world of online dating on a website that caters to Indians and is striking out at every turn—until he meets a mysterious, devastatingly attractive younger woman who seems to be smitten with him. Lata is enjoying her newfound independence, but she's caught off guard when a professor in his early sixties starts to flirt with her.  

Meanwhile, Suresh and Lata's daughter, Priya, thinks her father's online pursuits are distasteful even as she embarks upon a clandestine affair of her own. And their son, Nikesh, pretends at a seemingly perfect marriage with his law-firm colleague and their young son, but hides the truth of what his relationship really entails. Over the course of three weeks in August, the whole family will uncover one another's secrets, confront the limits of love and loyalty, and explore life's second chances. 

Charming, funny, and moving, Late Bloomers introduces a delightful new voice in fiction with the story of four individuals trying to understand how to be happy in their own lives—and as a family.

About the Author

Deepa Varadarajan lives in Atlanta with her husband and two children. She is a legal academic and a graduate of Yale Law School. She grew up in Texas and received her BA from the University of Texas at Austin. Her short fiction has appeared in The Georgia Review and Colorado Review, and her legal scholarship has appeared in The Yale Law Journal and many other publications. Late Bloomers is her first novel.