Beloved Strangers by Maria Chaudhuri

She seems to care about nothing, but no she wants to hold onto something which will fill her life with love. Beloved Strangers is the story of Maria who has a yearning to run away from everything that she has ever known.

Summary of the Book

From the time Maria was young she dreamt of running away from home. Not because home was an unhappy place, only because joy was a fleeting emotion to her family. With a father who found it difficult to express his emotions and a mother who preferred solitude, Maria looked for other ways to keep herself occupied and happy.

At the age of eighteen when she moves to New York from Bangladesh for her higher studies, she meets Yameen who woos her in different ways and is what he doesn’t display to be. Beloved Strangers is the story of a woman who grows up and grows away. Will she find solace and happiness in strangers or there is more to it? Read on to find out more.

About Maria Chaudhuri

Maria Chaudhari is a Bangladeshi author. She has obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religion from Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts and an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College, Vermont. She has authored the book Beloved Strangers.