Dava Shastri-Persson

Dava is an Indian woman driven by a desire to excel at life in general. She is born to traditional parents but does not understand her mother's lack of drive. Her first love affair was with a traditional Indian man. She believed this was expected of her. When the man proved to be controlling and abusive, Dava broke it off but secretly gave birth to a daughter. She named the baby Chaitanya and gave her up for adoption, reconnecting by chance when Chaitanya was an adult. Dava married a Swedish man named Arvid Persson, and they had four children together. Dava felt Arvid was the love of her life. He died young, leaving her to raise their four children alone. By the time the events of this story pick up, Dava's four children are grown, and she has four grandchildren. She has made a fortune and set...