You Bring the Distant Near (Signed!) [B2224]

2017 signed HCDJ in Gift-Worthy condition. This elegant young adult novel captures the immigrant experience for one Indian-American family with humor and heart. * Nominated for the National Book Award * ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults. * * Winner of the South Asia Book Award * Walter Award Honor for Teen Literature * PW Best Book of the Year * SLJ Best Book of the Year * Horn Book Fanfare List * Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year * NYPL Best Book of the Year * Boston Globe Best Book of the Year * Mississippi Magnolia Award.

Five girls. Three generations. One great American love story. Told in alternating teen voices across three generations, You Bring the Distant Near explores sisterhood, first loves, friendship, and the inheritance of culture--for better or worse. Ranee, worried that her children are losing their Indian culture; Sonia, wrapped up in a forbidden biracial love affair; Tara, seeking the limelight to hide her true self; Shanti, desperately trying to make peace in the family; Anna, fighting to preserve Bengal tigers and her Bengali identity--award-winning author Mitali Perkins weaves together a sweeping story of five women at once intimately relatable and yet entirely new.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "I loved the sweetness of this book. Great summer read exploring mother-daughter relationships, race identity, and culture."; "So much of this book relates to the immigrant experience--and aspects that were familiar to me. I highly recommend this book for young adults (or all ages) to bring awareness to cross cultural issues. Perkins is a skilled, thoughtful writer, and you'll want to add her books to your go-to reading list.";

"Honestly this one hit home a lot closer than I expected it would - brought up lots of mother-daughter pain points that I'm sure are unfortunately not uncommon in Asian immigrant families. Once again I was so engrossed in reading about the day to day of the juxtaposition of loving yet being so hurt by those whom you seek the love of the most: your parents."; "Oh, the cross cultural life! The things we choose to keep, and the ones we choose to let go.. This book is so beautiful, so painfully sweet and true, so poignant."