The Namesake
Subtitle: A Novel
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: September 1, 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780618485222
First sentence: ON A STICKY AUGUST EVENING two weeks before her due date, Ashima Ganguli stands in the kitchen of a Central Square apartment, combining Rice Krispies and Planters peanuts and chopped red onion in bowl.