The vine of desire - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

on Monday, June 14, 2010

I thought perhaps the sequel might not be good since the first book was really nice. But this was good too. In this part, Sudha has left her husband since his mother doesn't want a girl and Anju has miscarried her son. Sudha goes to US to console Anju and also to find a better life for herself. Anju's husband has feelings for Sudha and this turns into a web of desire. 

Sister of my Heart - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

I liked this book. It talks about Anju and Sudha who are cousins. Anju is the daughter of the Chaterjee family and Sudha is the daughter of a cousin of hte same family. Sudha is very beautiful while Anju is not. Despite this and being born on the same day (i.e. the day their father died), they are sisters of the heart. They are very close to each other.
One day, Sudha learns a secret that threatens to destroy the closeness between the two. Eventually both of them get married and Anju leaves for the US and Sudha is in India. The story continues in the second part - The vine of desire.