If Today Be Sweet

The recent death of her beloved husband has taken its toll on Tehmina Sethna. Now, while visiting her son in his suburban Ohio home, she is being asked to choose between continuing her old life in India and starting a new one in this unfamiliar country with her son, his American wife, and their child. Her destiny is uncertain, and soon the plight of two troubled young children next door will force the most difficult decision she has ever faced. Ultimately the journey is one that Tehmina must travel alone.

If Today Be Sweet is a beautifully written novel that follows a widow dealing with the loss of her husband, culture, and country from bestselling author Thrity Umrigar.