{"product_id":"if-today-be-sweet-9780061240249","title":"If Today Be Sweet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Ultimately, [\u003cem\u003eIf Today Be Sweet\u003c\/em\u003e] reflects on what makes an individual part of a community, and movingly depicts the heartaches, responsibilities, and rewards of family life--among one's own blood relatives as well as one's 'family of choice.' . . . [A] meditation on the complex process of building a new life.\" -- \u003cem\u003eCharlotte Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe recent death of her beloved husband, Rustom, has taken its toll on Tehmina Sethna. Now, while visiting her son, Sorab, in his suburban Ohio home, she is being asked to choose between continuing her old life in India and starting a new one in this unfamiliar country with her son, his American wife, and their child. Her destiny is uncertain, and soon the plight of two troubled young children next door will force the most difficult decision she has ever faced. Ultimately the journey is one that Tehmina must travel alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEloquently written, evocative, and unforgettable, \u003cem\u003eIf Today Be Sweet \u003c\/em\u003eis a poignant look at issues of immigration, identity, family life, and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thrity Umrigar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.48w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061240249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUmrigar, Thrity:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrity Umrigar\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of seven novels \u003cem\u003eEverybody's Son\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Story Hour\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe World We Found\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Weight of Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Space Between Us\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIf Today Be Sweet\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBombay Time\u003c\/em\u003e; a memoir, \u003cem\u003eFirst Darling of the Morning\u003c\/em\u003e; and a children's picture book, \u003cem\u003eWhen I Carried You in My Belly\u003c\/em\u003e. A former journalist, she was awarded a Nieman Fellowship to Harvard and was a finalist for the PEN Beyond Margins Award. A professor of English at Case Western Reserve University, she lives in Cleveland, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43088189653107,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_1d380853-a2f2-4c23-a43b-a8e5c8ef9fcb.jpg?v=1748973292","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/if-today-be-sweet-9780061240249","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}