What does Buhari mean?
It means "daughter-in-law." I chose that for the name of my book because the story I wrote is largely about Amita joining our family. Nepalis have names for virtually every family relationship. I am Amita's Sasu Aama. Her mother is my Samdini.
What's Buhari about?
It's about a trip my husband and I took in 2014. We'd planned to trek in Nepal with our son who had lived there ten years. On the way we learned he'd married his girlfriend whom we had yet to meet -- not a good start. But, we had a wonderful visit in Kathmandu, then we traveled to Pokhara where we took part in a Hindu wedding ceremony. Our trek around the Annapurna Loop was very special for us.
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