Namrata Patel is the bestselling author of Scent of a Garden and The Candid Life of Meena Dave. She examines diaspora and dual-cultural identity among Indian Americans in her writing and explores this dynamic while also touching on the families we're born with and those we choose. Namrata, who has been writing most of her adult life, has lived in India, New Jersey, Spokane, London, and New York City and currently resides in Boston. For more information, visit nampatel.com.