Book Review Podcast: Nell Freudenberger's New Novel April 27, 2012, 1:00 pm In the New York Times Book Review, Mohsin Hamid reviews Nell Freudenberger's latest novel, "The Newlyweds," in which a Bangladeshi woman and American man agree to marry after meeting online. Mr. Hamid writes: Set largely in Dhaka and Rochester, with stopovers in New York City and rural Bangladesh, the love polyhedron that is "The Newlyweds" is at heart a tale of never-ending migrations. Its world is full of mirrors, the refracted similarities conjured up by globalization. Upstate New Yorkers wear elements of South Asian garb to yoga studios, and a young man pulls a Bangladeshi rickshaw in "a lungi and a threadbare black T-shirt with a picture of the Sydney Opera House in neon green." Of the United States immigration bureaucracy, Freudenberger writes: "None of it made any sense. . . . Amina had expected better of America. In Bangladesh even hospitals require bribes. And everywhere there is debt, pressing down hard, and uncertainty, especially over jobs. This week on the podcast, Ms. Freudenberger discusses the real-life story that partly inspired "The Newlyweds"; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; T. M. Luhrmann talks about how evangelical Christians relate to God; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news.