Fascinating And Intimate , The Girl From Foreign Is One Woman`S Search For Ancient Family Secrets That Leads To An Adventure In Far-Off Lands. Sadia Shepard, The Daughter Of A White Protestant From Colorado And A Muslim From Pakistan, Was Shocked To Discover That Her Grandmother Was A Descendant Of The Bene Israel, A Tiny Jewish Community Shipwrecked In India Two Thousand Years Ago. After Traveling To India To Put The Pieces Of Her Family`S Past Together, Her Quest For Identity Unlocks A Myriad Of Profound Religious And Cultural Revelations That Shepard Gracefully Weaves Into This Touching, Eye-Opening Memoir.