Book’s description from the back cover: Anil is the cherished eldest son of a large family from an Indian Village, expected to inherit the role of leader of his clan and arbiter of its disputes. Elena is his closest companion, a fiercely brave girl who loves nothing more than the wild terrain they inhabit and her dear parents. As childhood friends, they are inseparable, with one of those rare relationships that transcends circumstances and inequities of life. But with the pressures and complications of adulthood, their paths begin to diverge. Anil journeys to America to pursue his dream of becoming a medical doctor, finding both temptation and trail at a gritty urban hospital in Dallas, Texas. In India, Leena leaves her beloved home to join her new husband in a distant village, to discover her new family has unexpected complications. Anil and Leena struggle to come to terms with their identities thousands of miles part. Many years later, their lives intersect once again. Altered by their choices and experiences, these two old friends are reunited when they need each other most. A tender and bittersweet story of friendship and family, Tue Golden Sun illuminates the decisions we must make to find our true selves. Never read. No dog-earred pages or cracked spine