First published 2012
Twenty-four-year-old Amina Mazid steps off the plane in Rochester, New York, to begin her new life with George Stillman, a man she courted online from her home in Bangladesh. Their modern arranged marriage promised escape and possibility for both of them. George believed he had found a woman free from romantic games. Amina saw her chance for a different kind of happiness than Bangladesh could offer. But both carry secrets from their pasts, hidden truths they hoped an ocean would erase. When their marriage hits turbulence and Amina returns to Bangladesh, the distance forces them to confront what they have concealed from each other. Their relationship faces its ultimate test as they discover whether their deceptions will destroy their bond or whether they can forge a genuine future together across continents and cultures.
Genres: contemporary, adult-fiction, 21st-century, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, secrets
Setting: Bangladesh, Rochester, New York
Period: 21st-century
337 pages · Hardcover · Knopf