Moving and thought-provoking and informative and imaginative and beautifully executed. What a wonderful story! -Mary Jane Clark This book is a must for anyone touched by adoption, or India, or the delicate dynamic between adolescent girls and their mothers. -Sujata Massey, author of Shimura Trouble Secret Daughter, a first vel by Shilpi Somaya Gowda, explores powerfully and poignantly the emotional terrain of motherhood, loss, identity, and love through the experiences of two families-one Indian, one American-and the child that binds them together. A masterful work set partially in the Mumbai slums so vividly portrayed in the hit film Slumdog Millionaire, Secret Daughter recalls the acclaimed vels of Kim Edwards and Thrity Umrigar, yet sparkles with the freshness of a truly exciting new literary voice.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harpercollins Publishers Inc, Harper
ISBN-10
0062200941
ISBN-13
9780062200945
eBay Product ID (ePID)
114039341
Product Key Features
Author
Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Format
Mass Market (Rack) Paperback, Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General & Literary Fiction
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
New York
Author Biography
Shilpi Somaya Gowda was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. She holds an MBA from Stanford University, and a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a Morehead-Cain scholar. She lives in California with her husband and children.