ARRANGED MARRIAGE is a collection of short stories, and they are
some of the most beautiful short stories you will ever read. They
are like tiny jewels glinting and glowing behind the cover of this
wondrous book. No two are alike, but together they weave a tapestry
of transformed lives, chronicling the experiences of Indian-born
girls and women.

In "The Bats," a young girl struggles to understand both her
abusive father and a mother who remains with him despite the pain
he causes both of them. "Clothes" tells the story of Sumita, a
young woman whose marriage to an Indian man in America has been
arranged. She travels to the United States, and discovers a whole
new way of life. One of the most moving stories in the book is "The
Ultrasound," in which a young woman in India is forced to have an
abortion because an ultrasound indicates that her first-born child
will be a daughter.

At times funny, at times profoundly sad, each of these stories will
captivate you.  Chitra Divakaruni writes with the pen of
a poet. Her compelling chronicles and lyric language will delight
you.