What is the summary of Jasmine, by Bharati Mukherjee?

The novel, Jasmine, by Indian author
Bharati Mukherjee, tells the story of an impoverished woman who moves to America only to
find conflict and hardship as she undergoes personal transformations as well as numerous
name changes. Born in the Punjabi village of Hasnpur, the story jumps back and forth
through time as Jyoti (later Jasmine) tells her tales of travel and despair. Growing up
in a mud hut, she marries Prakash, who dreams of going to Florida to open an electronics
store. But before the two can move, Prakash is killed, and Jasmine decides to fulfill
the couple's dream and go on to Florida alone. She plans to commit suicide in honor of
Prakash but is instead raped by the boat captain, who she kills with a knife. After
recovering in Fowler's Bluff, near Tampa, Jasmine takes the bus to New York. Her long
journeys continue through New York to Iowa, where she lives with her crippled lover,
Bud. She goes by several different names, including Jazzy and Jane, and takes several
other lovers along the way. At the end of the story, she readies herself for yet another
move, this time to California.