Set as it is in an upscale American suburb and focusing on the few nonwhite residents, this first novel may remind readers of Celeste Ng’s Little Flowers Everywhere, but to my mind, Vibhuti Jain’s Our Best Intentions tackles a complex...
Curiously familiar colonial expats
Endearing but nondescript characters
Irreverent and honest
White mistresses and black slave
Guilt, duty, ambition, sacrifice
After the war, soldiering on for freedom and a livelihood
Pondicherry Bikers
Second fiddle family
The Consequences of Choices Made
Wickedly funny satire
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