Thrity Umrigar: the Weight of Heaven April 28, 2009

When Frank and Ellie Benton lose their seven-year-old to a sudden illness, the perfect life they had built is shattered. Filled with wrenching memories, their Ann Arbor home becomes unbearable. But an unexpected job half a world away offers them an opportunity to start again. They discover that life in Girbaug, India, holds promise -- and peril.