Kalpana's Dream

I love everything South Asian, so I was really excited about reading Kalpana's Dream by Judith Clarke. It's the story of Kalpana, who lives in India, and her great-granddaughter Neema, who lives in Australia. Kalpana's husband died when he was 20 and she was 18, and she wishes she could see his face again. She has dreamt about her friends and family, all except her husband. She has one recurring dream where she's flying just above the ground, near a blue lake, and she knows that when she gets over the hill she'll see her husband's face, but she always wakes up too soon. Kalpana decides to go to Australia to visit Neema and her mother. Kalpana only speaks Hindi, so Neema feels insecure around her because she thinks Kalpana is disappointed in her. In addition, Neema and her schoolmates are having a really hard time with their English assignment - an essay entitled "Who am I?" I liked most of this book except for a weird side-story about the English teacher dating Dracula.