Publisher's Synopsis
With more than forty-nine years of experience as a pediatrician in the United States, Dr. Rao, from India is a keen observer of human nature. The thirty-one stories in Twists and Turns, Stories of Life are told simply and directly, with a touch of humor and a twist at the end.Mrs. Uma, staunchly orthodox, and Dr. Shankar are childless. They undergo various medical tests, visit holy places in India, and take dips in Ganges River to no avail. Finally, they adopt a baby, and raise her as a Hindu. When she turns five years old, Dr. Shankar learns the bizarre truth about her birth in the story,