The Windfall: A Novel

"For the past thirty years, Mr. & Mrs. Jha's lives have been defined by cramped spaces, cut corners, gossipy neighbors, & the small dramas of stolen yoga pants & stale marriages. They thought they'd settled comfortably into their golden years, pleased with their son's acceptance into an American business school. But then Mr. Jha comes into an enormous & unexpected sum of money, & moves his wife from their housing complex in East Delhi to the super-rich side of town, where he becomes eager to fit in as a man of status: skinny ties, hired guards, shoe-polishing machines, & all. The move sets off a chain of events that rock their neighbors, their marriage, & their son, who is struggling to keep a lid on his romantic dilemmas & slipping grades, & brings unintended consequences, ultimately forcing the Jha family to reckon with what really matters" -- provided by publisher.