The Secret Daughter by Shilipi Somaya Gowda

Well I just finished The Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda. I was excited to read this as it is on my very long list of books to read. I really liked the way it started out with one chapter told from the point of view of one woman in India and then the next by a woman in America. The reader knows that somewhere along the line the two stories are going to meet up somehow. The story did not carry on this way. Later on in the book the story is told from the husband's point of view and then the daughter. I found there was a lot of unnecessary descriptions of food, wedding preparations and how to wear a sari. I felt as if the author needed to explain everything to me. I know what a sari is and I know that Indian food is hot, now get on with the story! I really didn't need it spelled out for me in so much detail. I found it predictable and therefore disappointing.