A poor woman in 1980s India is forced to give up her daughter (because they need sons, obv); a pair of California doctors struggling with infertility adopts that baby girl from the husband’s native Mumbai. The story follows both families as the girl grows; the Indian family struggles to make a living in Mumbai; the California couple deals with internal stress caused by culture clash and teen rebellion. The Indian culture and food, from the point of view of the expat doctor dad and the teenage American girl, were lovingly portrayed; the white mom’s horror of spicy food was a little stereotypical, but whatever. Easy writing with moments of genuine feeling, especially around parenthood, but mostly the story felt very staged and superficial throughout, the characters more paper cutouts than real people.