He struggles to make sense of her sudden death, wondering if he couldвЂ™ve done anything differently. They shared a special bond, taking care of each other when their parents were otherwise occupied. It takes place in a small town in Japan, where Ren Ishida goes to get his older sisterвЂ™s affairs in order after her murder. ) Clarissa GoenawanвЂ™s debut novel Rainbirds caught my eye because of the beautiful cover, and I ultimate chose it for the description. (Some of my recent favorites from BOTM have been The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and The HeartвЂ™s Invisible Furies. I love BOTM even more when it introduces me to a wonderful novel I havenвЂ™t heard of before. I love being a part of the Book of the Month Club for many reasons, including that I love getting mail and I love when that mail is books. about The Milk Lady of Bangalore + Paneer CheeseДЇiled Under: book review, recipe Tagged With: 5 ingredients or less, books about food, cultural, memoir Rainbirds + Japanese Curry Rice She befriends the local milk lady, visiting her every morning for fresh milk and learning more and more about cows as the days go on. ItвЂ™s destined for a neighborвЂ™s housewarming ceremony, and thus begins ShobaвЂ™s cow-centric journey in modern-day India. Upon moving into their new apartment building, they encounter a cow in the elevator. In her memoir, Shoba shares her experience moving back to India with her husband and two daughters after twenty years in the United States. Funnily enough, I hate milk, so IвЂ™m not sure where all the excitement came from.

I got re-excited when Liberty Hardy recommended The Milk Lady of Bangalore on the All the Books podcast, and at that point, I was already on the library waiting list. I remember being excited about Shoba NarayanвЂ™s memoir when I first heard about it because I added it to my list of most anticipated books for the year.

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