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The Invitation: A Novel (edition 2012)

by Anne Cherian

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Title:The Invitation: A Novel
Authors:Anne Cherian
Info:W. W. Norton & Company (2012), Hardcover, 304 pages
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For the women who help me see the glass half-full:
Elsie, Claudia, and Selma.
Also,
Oona Aven, Anju Basu, Barbara Bundy, Soo-Young Chin, Julie Connery, Ellie Miller, Lady N, Mary O'Sullivan, Marie Stael von Holstein.
And always, Cole and Reid,
my two miracles.
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Frances turned around and waved to the gray-haired couple standing in the doorway.  She smiled happily, her palm moving energetically through the sticky afternoon air.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0393081605, Hardcover)

A moving story that redefines the meaning of family, friendship, and success among a group of first-generation Indian immigrants.

When Vikram invites three of his college friends to his son’s graduation from MIT, they accept out of obligation and curiosity, viewing the party as a twenty-fifth reunion of sorts. Village genius Vikram, now the founder of a lucrative computer company, is having the party against his son’s wishes. Frances and Jay regret accepting: Frances, a real estate agent, hasn't sold a house in a year; Jay’s middle management job isn't brag worthy; and their daughter is failing the eleventh grade. Lali plans to hide the fact that her once-happy marriage is crumbling because her American husband is discovering his Jewish roots. Each had left UCLA expecting to be successful and have even more successful children. At Vikram’s Newport Beach mansion, the showmanship they anticipate dissolves as each is forced to deal with his or her own problems. The follow-up to A Good Indian Wife, Anne Cherian’s novel resonates with the poignancy of real life colliding with expectations unmet.

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Vikram, a successful first-generation Indian immigrant, invites three of his college friends to his son's graduation from MIT--an event where real life collides with unmet expectations.

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