Book 2, Chapters 21 - 24 Summary

In Chapter 21, Sudha recounts the events of her wedding night. Because he knows Sudha is not comfortable with him, he suggests they wait to begin having marital relations with each other. In Chapter 22, Anju states she loves being married. She does not, however, like her father-in-law. One night at dinner Sunil's mother makes a special dish for Sunil that Sunil's father dislikes. When Sunil's father discovers what she has done, he throws the dish at his wife. Sunil attempts to stand up for his mother but his father accuses Sunil of drinking and whoring in America. As Anju lies in bed later and cries, she misses Sudha. When Sunil comes, Anju asks if she can go home and stay with her mother's when Sunil goes back to America. Sunil agrees.

In Chapter 23, Sudha describes how she is fitting into...