The New York Timesâbestselling, multigenerational family saga that reaches from America to India by the Nobel Prizeâwinning author of The Good Earth.
 Beginning in the 1890s, Come, My Beloved describes an American familyâs involvement with India over four generations. Touched by the poverty he encounters in Bombay, self-made millionaire David MacArd establishes a seminary for Christian missionary workers, and in so doing shapes the fates of his son and grandson. The choices made by each generation parallel one another, distinctly marked by the passage of timeâthough the patriarch remains in New York, the second David becomes a missionary in India himself, while his own son, Ted, goes even further, opting to live in a remote villageâand these choices come with unforeseen sacrifices. Nor does their religious journey necessarily mean any growing harmony with their surroundingsâsomething that is powerfully brought home when Ted refuses to let his daughter marry across racial lines. Featuring an unforgettable rendering of India during Gandhiâs rise to power, Come, My Beloved is a family saga of rare power and sensitivity. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the authorâs estate.