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READ IF YOU LIKE...
� Uncovering family secrets
� Mother-son relationships
� Critically examining privilege

I THOUGHT IT WAS...
An impactful story about family secrets and their consequences. After years away, Remy returns home to India to pursue a potential adoption opportunity. While there, his plan to surprise his mother goes sideways once he realizes she's been hospitalized. Being by her side, Remy has to confront their stilted relationship.

This was an interesting reading experience because I wasn't sure about the novel until I was about halfway through. The reason was the protagonist. At first, the more I got to know Remy, the more I disliked him. He was a perfect example of someone who believes himself a good and generous person while completely unaware of his privilege, with a bad tendency of throwing money at a situation to "fix" it.

But his character does develop by the end of the novel. At least, I can see him moving in the right direction. And the biggest contribution to that is the heartwrenching relationship with his mother, which deepens throughout the novel. Something that struck me was how his mother didn't want condolences or recognition of the challenges she faced. The only thing she sought was the love of her son, which is motherhood in its very essence.