THE MANGO SEASON

Book ID/图书代码： 01240005B08404

English Summary/英文概要： From the acclaimed author of A Breath of Fresh Air, this beautiful novel takes us to modern India during the height of the summer’s mango season. Heat, passion, and controversy explode as a woman is forced to decide between romance and tradition.
Every young Indian leaving the homeland for the United States is given the following orders by their parents: Don’t eat any cow (It’s still sacred!), don’t go out too much, save (and save, and save) your money, and most important, do not marry a foreigner. Priya Rao left India when she was twenty to study in the U.S., and she’s never been back. Now, seven years later, she’s out of excuses. She has to return and give her family the news: She’s engaged to Nick Collins, a kind, loving American man. It’s going to break their hearts.
Returning to India is an overwhelming experience for Priya. When she was growing up, summer was all about mangoes—ripe, sweet mangoes, bursting with juices that dripped down your chin, hands, and neck. But after years away, she sweats as if she’s never been through an Indian summer before. Everything looks dirtier than she remembered. And things that used to seem natural (a buffalo strolling down a newly laid asphalt road, for example) now feel totally chaotic.
But Priya’s relatives remain the same. Her mother and father insist that it’s time they arranged her marriage to a “nice Indian boy.” Her extended family talks of nothing but marriage—particularly the marriage of her uncle Anand, which still has them reeling. Not only did Anand marry a woman from another Indian state, but he also married for love. Happiness and love are not the point of her grandparents’ or her parents’ union. In her family’s rule book, duty is at the top of the list.
Just as Priya begins to feel she can’t possibly tell her family that she’s engaged to an American, a secret is revealed that leaves her stunned and off-balance. Now she is forced to choose between the love of her family and Nick, the love of her life.
As sharp and intoxicating as sugarcane juice bought fresh from a market cart, The Mango Season is a delightful trip into the heart and soul of both contemporary India and a woman on the edge of a profound life change.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 继《A Breath of Fresh Air》之后，著名作家Amulya Malladi的又一部动人小说，这次她将带我们来到现代印度，共同感受充满热带风情的芒果丰收季。且看一个女子在爱情与传统间挣扎徘徊时所迸发的激情与矛盾。
每年都有许多印度青年离家赴美求学或工作，临行前，他们父母则告知他们：不食牛肉，（尽管身处异地，这对他们来说仍是神圣的传统）；避免频繁外出；勤俭；最后也是最重要的，不要与外国人结婚。年轻的Priya Rao自二十岁在美国读书时起从未回过家。七年后，她不得不重返故土，Priya Rao将为家人们带去一个令他们心碎的消息：她与一个名为Nick Collins的美国男子订婚了。
重回印度的Priya竟有些手足无措。这里是她生长的地方，是芒果丰收的乐园，那些熟透、芳香的芒果啊，一口咬下去，芳香四溢，满嘴甜美的果汁顺着下巴流淌，指缝尽是捧也捧不住的香甜。然而这一切对于Priya Rao来说是如此陌生，仿佛她从未经历过这飘着果香的夏天，一切看起来都那么凌乱肮脏。甚至一头水牛在沥青路上漫步的普通画面，在她看来，简直就是荒唐。
唯一没变的是Priya Rao的家人。他们张罗着要为她找一个“印度好小伙”。在他们看来，婚姻中有没有爱情并不重要，重要的是责任。Priya意识到她无法开口宣布自己订婚的消息，与此同时，一个惊人的秘密使Priya深受打击。一边是血脉相连的亲人，一边是难以割舍的挚爱，在亲情与爱情面前，她究竟该如何选择？(RH)

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About the Author/作者介绍： Amulya Malladi has a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a master’s degree in journalism. Born and raised in India, she lived in the United States for several years before moving to Denmark, where she now lives on the island of Mors with her husband and young son. You can contact her at www.amulyamalladi.com.
Amulya Malladi，出生于印度，获得工程学士学位以及新闻学硕士学位。她在美国住过几年，后移居丹麦。现与丈夫和孩子住在莫尔斯岛。

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