Story Hour

<p>From the critically beloved bestselling author of <em>The World We Found</em> and <em>The Space Between U</em>s whom the <em>New York Times Book Review</em> calls a perceptive and . . . piercing writer comes a profound heartbreakingly honest novel about friendship family secrets forgiveness and second chances.</p><p>An experienced psychologist Maggie carefully maintains emotional distance from her patients. But when she meets a young Indian woman who tried to kill herself her professional detachment disintegrates. Cut off from her family in India Lakshmi is desperately lonely and trapped in a loveless marriage to a domineering man who limits her world to their small restaurant and grocery store.</p><p>Moved by her plight Maggie treats Lakshmi in her home office for free quickly realizing that the despondent woman doesn't need a shrink; she needs a friend. Determined to empower Lakshmi as a woman who feels valued in her own right Maggie abandons protocol and soon doctor and patient have become close friends.</p><p>But while their relationship is deeply affectionate it is also warped by conflicting expectations. When Maggie and Lakshmi open up and share long-buried secrets the revelations will jeopardize their close bond shake their faith in each other and force them to confront painful choices.</p><p></p>