The Vibrant Years: A Novel
Written by Sonali Dev and Mindy Kaling
Narrated by Deepti Gupta, Soneela Nankani and Anita Kalathara
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“Bursting with humor, banter, and cringeworthy first dates, Sonali Dev’s The Vibrant Years is a joyful and fun read, but it’s also very much a timely tale about a group of underestimated women demanding respect and embracing their most authentic selves.” —Mindy Kaling
Living on their own terms means being there for one another.
When sixty-five-year-old Bindu Desai inherits a million dollars, she’s astounded—and horrified. The windfall threatens to expose a shameful mistake from her youth. Desperate to keep the secret, Bindu quickly spends it on something unexpected: a condo in a posh retirement community in Florida.
The impulsive decision blindsides Bindu’s daughter-in-law, Aly. At forty-seven, Aly still shares a home with Bindu even after her divorce from Bindu’s son. But maybe this change is just the push Aly needs to fight for the segment she’s been promised for years at the news station where she works.
As Bindu and Aly navigate their new dynamic, Aly’s daughter, Cullie, is faced with losing the business that made her a tech-world star. The only way to save it is to deliver a new idea to her investors—and of course they want the half-baked dating app she pitched them in a panic. Problem is, Cullie has never been on a real date. Naturally, enlisting her single mother and grandmother to help her with the research is the answer.
From USA Today bestselling author Sonali Dev comes a heartfelt novel about three generations of hilarious, unconventional, ambitious women navigating bad dates, a spiteful HOA board, reemerging exes, and secrets that refuse to remain hidden. Join the Desai women on a shared journey of self-discovery as they dare to live their most vibrant lives.
Sonali Dev
USA Today Bestselling author Sonali Dev writes Bollywood-style love stories that explore issues faced by women around the world. Sonali’s novels have been on Library Journal, NPR, Washington Post, and Kirkus’s Best Books of the year lists. She has won the American Library Association’s award for best romance, the RT Reviewer Choice Award for best contemporary romance, multiple RT Seals of Excellence, is a RITA® finalist, and has been listed for the Dublin Literary Award. Shelf Awareness calls her “Not only one of the best but one of the bravest romance novelists working today.” She lives in Chicagoland with her husband, two visiting adult children, and the world’s most perfect dog. Find more at sonalidev.com.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I read this book months ago, and I'm still thinking about the characters! I absolutely loved this book!!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5fiction - family secrets, romance and humor featuring three generations of strong Indian-American women-- a widowed grandmother ready to live out the life she's been missing, her divorced daughter-in-law facing challenges in her dream to become a news anchor as a brown-skinned person in FL, and a granddaughter who is not interested in finding love but who is trying to create a better dating app and needs guinea pigs to test all the ways the existing apps go (hilariously) wrong.upbeat and entertaining, and you can't beat this trio of smart, fierce, resilient women. If you haven't yet discovered Sonali Dev's books, here is a great place to start.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Enjoyable book about 3 Indian women living in US trying to find love happiness. Loved the stuff about a program for anxiety and dating.