This is a retelling of the story of Ruth from the Bible. It follows a widow named Rena as she moves from India to England with her mother-in-law. She must learn to survive in a place where she's hated and deal with the grief of all her losses.

This story wasn't bad, but as a retelling of Ruth, I was pretty disappointed. The characters were unlikable, and the way the author tried to retell the story was poorly done.

Quick Thoughts: 

> I liked the first third of the book

> I didn’t like how the author reinterpreted the story of Ruth in this book because it changed how the characters acted

> the MMC was awful

> the book was pretty slow after the beginning

⚠️ there’s quite a few heavy topics but the biggest were grief from the loss of a spouse and the atrocious way the FMC was treated based on her ethnicity and social status. 

🌶️ fade to black kind of