In the Convent of Little Flowers by Indu Sundaresan is a book that offers a honest and surprising collection of stories about contemporary Indians and the radical issues surrounding them where ancient tradition and modernity can often clash. It offers the story of a young woman who was adopted by an American family in Seattle and receives a letter from Sister Mary Theresa, nun at the Convent of Little Flowers in Chennai where she stayed as a child. The book elucidates the lives of Indians at home and abroad today, where modernity offers them opportunities that their grandmothers only dreamed of, while others experience just as much domination as ever. The author brings together stories that both cuddle and discard modern values with n genuineness. An amazing book by the author and I really enjoyed reading it.
