Review: A Great Introduction to Culture and Life
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2012
I've always been fascinated with other countries and cultures. Usually that gets reflected in my reading historical fiction. I get to explore a time and era that is so vastly different than my own. I must say that I don't usually read contemporary novels set in different places, choosing to stick to my aforementioned historical fiction or works from author such as Jodi  Picoult that have a setting I'm familiar with. However, when I read the synopsis for Love Comes Later, I was drawn to it in the same way. Romance and a modern world, friends and family, and cultures unfamiliar all coalesce in this story.I liked all three main characters though Abdulla did confuse me at times. I never understood why he never informed his family about his lost child. Why he never explained the depths of his grief. While the outcome would not have changed, he still would have to be married, it might have allowed his family to emphasis with him more. And to allow them to more the lose of the first grandchild with him.However, that matters not. The story progress along and we get to see the inner workings of this family and their dynamic. Even in London, we can see how family still has a hold over the lives of their children: Hind, Sangita, and Abdulla. Even thousands of miles away, they have to deal with their family's machinations and the consequences of their actions to shed their destinies and create their own lives. Not everyone gets what they want but there is a glimmer of hope. And I think that's the power of the story. Real life doesn't end in Happily-Ever-After and the story shows Hind, Sangita, and Abdulla's struggles to create that for themselves.**I received the book for free from Novel Publicity**