Bombay brides
By: Esther David
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9789352779451; 9789352779468
Subjects: Bene-Israel; Fiction; Jews; Indian Jews
Description: When Juliet Abraham, who is Jewish, has a runaway marriage with Rahul Abhiram, a Hindu, their families are initially furious but soon relent. They buy the couple an apartment in Shalom India Housing Society, Ahmedabad. However, once the couple leaves for Israel, they rent out the apartment to a series of tenants from the Bene Israel community, for each of whom it becomes the venue of an unfolding love story. Myra comes to India from America to teach the Torah to Indian Jews. Wooed assiduously by Ezra, she instead escapes into a new life with a Hindu guru. Ruby rekindles an old flame, only to find out too late that men betray. Ilana, a strict and uptight police officer, is forced to meet potential grooms by her parents and realizes that it's good to let loose sometimes. And Bollywood-crazy Sangita has many adventures in India as she tries to trace her grandmother's grave. The mischievous Prophet Elijah, benevolently presiding over the small community, occasionally creates havoc but finally makes sure that peace prevails. This book is about home, heritage, rites, rituals, and roots.
Notes: Novel.

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