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Reviewed by Lit Amri for Readers' Favorite
"Torn Together" by Emlyn Chand tells the story of a young woman’s journey of self-discovery through her relationship with two unlikely individuals. Daly English is an art student in Oakland Community College. Her future as an artist is uncertain and her days in college are boring and uninspiring, thanks to the algebra class that she has to repeat, and other classes that have nothing to do with art. To make matters worse, her boyfriend of two years, Rick, cheated on her. She has a strained relationship with her mother, Laine, and she still misses her late father dearly. Her fate begins to change, however, when she meets Akash Malhotra or Kashi, whom she deeply falls in love with. But their love meets with certain obstacles when Kashi brings her back to India to meet his parents.
Beginning chapters were slow for me, but the pace got better halfway through the book. The cross-cultural relationship is poignant with unexpected heart-wrenching twists in the plot. I did feel quite ambiguous about this story, that could easily turn out to be a cliché, but Chand didn’t let that happen. Her writing style was expressive and clear, grammatically correct and suggestive. The characters were believable as well as dynamic; they could easily resemble someone you know with similar life and issues in reality. "Torn Together" is a well-written book with a beautiful story. On the whole, a great book for women from all cultures and walks of life.
