I saw this reviewed in the New York Times a few months ago so when it was on the shelf in the library, I grabbed it. I hadn't loved her previous book, The Dissident, but this was well-reviewed.
The story is about a man who meets a Bangladeshi woman on a dating website and brings her to his home in Rochester NY to marry her. The couple genuinely likes each other and seem to treat each other with respect. Over time, however, secrets emerge from both sides that threaten their marriage. The man's family life is more complicated than he lets on, and the woman has elderly parents in Bangladesh who are relying on her to help them immigrate as well as a former love interest.
While this book didn't have the drama of A Reliable Wife (it read more like something by Thrity Umrigar), it kept my attention, both as the story of an immigrant arriving in the U.S., as well as with the plot twists across the characters. I also enjoyed reading this because of its being set in Rochester, where Webster is from.
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