Balika Jane Na by Samaresh Majumdar [Hardcover]

Durga, who was six months pregnant, came to America to join her husband. Initially, she couldn't imagine how she would manage to live in such a confined environment after coming from a more liberated lifestyle. But life goes on. As she started the daily routine of dropping her daughter off at school and picking her up, her initial awkwardness began to fade. She then started spending time at her husband's shop as well. Slowly, she built friendships with some people. Durga became accustomed to her new life in America.

Although the novel Balika Jane Na by Samaresh Majumdar is primarily centered around Durga's life, it also portrays the Bengali expatriate community in America. Durga's daughter, even at a young age, is remarkably talented in her studies. When confident Durga shows interest in joining a new job in addition to her husband's business, a tragic incident occurs in her daughter's life. What is this accident? And what happens to her daughter? This fast-paced novel keeps the reader intrigued until the very end.