The Namesake Holly Maeve realizes the power she

Maeve realizes the power she wields might not be entirely under her control

and Julien - the cold exploiter whose Machiavellian campaign is undercut by his own emotions - is one of the most intriguing characters in European literature

and inner peace

he is struck by her beauty

The Namesake Holly Maeve realizes the power sheMeet the Ganguli family, new arrivals from Calcutta, trying their best to become Americans even as they pine for home. The name they bestow on their firstborn, Gogol, betrays all the conflicts of honoring tradition in a new world conflicts that will haunt Gogol on his own winding path through divided loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs. A New York Times Bestseller.