Lucky is a bit rough around the edges, and has been freelancing as a digital illustrator while hiding her unemployment from her mother. This debut is many things all at once: It is a love story, a story of personal identity and coming of age in your late twenties, and a story of family, community, and the South Asian immigrant experience in the United States. With both a compelling plot and a beautifully crafted cast of characters, this novel is a must-read. The novel finds Lakshmi, known as Lucky, as she returns home to take care of her ailing grandmother, and discovers her first love and childhood best friend, Nisha, preparing for an arranged marriage. Theirs is a marriage of convenience a heterosexual front designed to stop questions from family about their sexuality. Marriage of a Thousand Lies is a heartfelt debut novel that follows the journey of Lakshmi, a Sri Lankan-American lesbian married to Krishna, a gay Indian man. ‘Marriage of a Thousand Lies’ by SJ Sindu
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