A review by desertdreamsanddarkthemes
The Tree Bride by Bharati Mukherjee

2.0

Desirable Daughters had overlaid Indian and American culture; The Tree Bride juxtaposes British and Indian cultures. The Tree Bride was more difficult for me to read than Desirable Daughters because I knew next to nothing about Indian history. The story's setting is during British rule in India and I felt disconnected while reading because the concepts and events are foreign to me. If anything, this book has taught me that I fail at world history.