MOTHER LAND

When Rachel Meyer a thirtysomething foodie from New York agrees to move to Mumbai with her Indian-born husband Dhruv she knows some culture shock is inevitable. Blessed with a curious mind and an independent spirit Rachel is determined to learn her way around the hot noisy seemingly infinite metropolis she now calls home. But the ex-pat american’s sense of adventure is sorely tested when her mother-in-law br>Swati suddenly arrives from kolkata—a thousand miles away—alone with an even more shocking announcement: she’s left her husband of more than forty years and moving in with them. Nothing the newlyweds say can budge the steadfast br>Swati and as the days pass it becomes clear she is here to stay—an uneasy situation that becomes more difficult when Dhruv is called away on business. Suddenly these two strong-willed women from such very different backgrounds who see life so differently are alone together in a home that each is determined to run in her own ways situation that ultimately brings into question the very things in their lives that had seemed perfect and permanent... With results neither of them expect. Heartfelt charming deeply insightful and wise mother land introduces us to two very different women from very different cultures... Who maybe aren't so different after all.