Immigration, class tensions and generational conflict all come together in the new book, “A Great Country,” by local author Shilpi Somaya Gowda.
The story follows the Shahs, a close-knit Indian American family adjusting to their new life in Pacific Hills, a fictional, affluent neighborhood in Southern California. But when they find out the police have beaten and arrested their 12-year-old son, everything changes. As that violent incident ripples across the community, the Shahs start to wonder: What is the price of the American dream?”
Source: Q&A: Shilpi Somaya Gowda questions the American Dream in ‘A Great Country’ | KPBS Public Media