Secret Daughter (2010) (edit title/settings)

• Rated 4 stars

“This book is a terrific read. It gives you a peek at Indian culture, past and present. It deals with modern day relationship between husband and wife- the everyday and the cross culture. It talks about raising a child. It speaks to everyone on one level or another ”

• Rated 3 stars

“enjoyed this quick read but certain characters/circumstances a bit hard to believe at times... still enjoyed 'travelling' to India through the story!”

• Rated 0 stars

“This book had me crying one minute, laughing the next. I like learning about different cultures and this book was about the Indian culture. This book was interesting in that it shows that the most important thing is family. I didn't like the ending of this book. The ending did not give the characters closer and it left me angry how the author ended the book. The whole book was about a mother finding her daughter and then it ends with the daughter deciding to not find her biological mother even though she has wondered and searched her whole life. ”

• Rated 5 stars

“fantastic story”

• Rated 4 stars

“Finding out about India and how they treated women and baby girls makes it very interesting.”

• Rated 0 stars

“I was very interested in the infertility and adoption issues as well as the cultural differences. A thought provoking book. ”

• Rated 4 stars

“poignant and heart wrenching.”

• Rated 5 stars

“really good”

• Rated 5 stars

“This is an excellent story---very well written.”

• Rated 5 stars

“Great story about a girl who is put up for adoption 3 days after birth by her mother who fears she will be killed like her first baby girl, by a father looking for a son. The daughter is adopted by an American family (father who grew up in India) and is raised in America. She comes back to India at the age of 20 to write a report for school. During the trip she becomes close to her family and realizes that blood does not make family. ”