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Book Review of The Weight of Heaven

The Weight of Heaven
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I liked this book on so many levels. The obvious-insight into Indian lifestyle and caste system. To say that it is about a couple after their son dies, just doesn't cover enough, compared to other books of that type. When the main character, an American, befriends an Indian boy, his father becomes jealous, his wife has her own needs, and what about how it affects the Indian boy. The book also gives a bit of insight into American companies doing business in India. The author lives in America and many times throughout the book, I wondered what her view is of Americans, the plusses and minuses of living in her adopted country.