To Be the Daughter of Two Worlds

<p>Ask anyone who knows and loves her: Aunt Priya is a feisty little country bumpkin a loud-mouthed uncouth character-with a heart of gold. She loves her only niece Sita and has made it her mission to see that the young woman is suitably married. Frustrated by the challenges of a long-distance relationship with her niece Aunt Priya makes a bold plan. In the summer of 2001 Aunt Priya and her adopted four-year-old son Rohit arrive in New York. Despite her oddball character limited English and peculiar dress sense she is determined to make a difference in her niece's modern and confusing new life.</p><p>She enlists the help of her New York relatives and together they plot scheme and manipulate Sita to get their way. But Sita isn't quite as malleable as they hoped. A New Yorker through and through Sita is a contradiction: a modern Indian woman who both respects and questions her family's traditions. As the daughter of a traditional Indian household she's bound by the expectations of her family and culture. Aunt Priya decides that Sita should never forget her roots no matter where she lives.</p> <p>Sita has her own challenges including a breast cancer diagnosis and the serious injury of a loved one in the World Trade Center disaster. And now her family wants to force her into an arranged marriage she's not really ready for. Can she find a way to find her own true love without disappointing her family?</p>