You Bring the Distant Near Author:Mitali Perkins Five girls. Three generations. One great American love story. You Bring the Distant Near explores sisterhood, first loves, friendship, and the inheritance of culture -- for better or worse. Ranee, worried that her children are losing their Indian culture; Sonia, wrapped up in a forbidden biracial love affair; Tara, seeking the limelight to hide ... more »her true self; Shanti, desperately trying to make peace in the family; Anna, fighting to preserve Bengal tigers and her Bengali identity -- award-winning author Mitali Perkins weaves together a sweeping story of five women at once intimately relatable and yet entirely new. « less