America for Beginners

Sometimes you have to go a long way to find what you’re looking for. And sometimes a little beginner’s luck is all you need…

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Beginner
Recently widowed Pival Sengupta has never travelled alone before and her first trip to this strange country masks a secret agenda: to find out the truth about her long-estranged son.

Intermediate
Satya, her guileless and resourceful tour guide, has been in America for less than a year – and has never actually left the five boroughs of New York.

Advanced
An aspiring/failing actress, Rebecca signed up for the role of Pival’s modesty companion; it might not be her big break but surely it’ll break her out of the rut she’s stuck in.

As their preconceptions about each other and about America are challenged, with a little beginner’s luck, these unlikely companions might learn how to live again.

A big-hearted, hilarious tale of forgiveness, hope, and acceptance, reminding us that there is no roadmap to life.

Reviews

‘An entrancing road-trip novel… humane, frank and funny’ Deborah Moggach

‘A witty, wise and compelling romp’ Helen Lederer

About the author

Leah Franqui is a graduate of Yale University. She is a playwright and the recipient of the 2013 Goldberg Playwriting Award. A Puerto Rican-Jewish Philadelphia native, Leah lives with her Kolkata-born husband in Mumbai. America for Beginners is her first novel.