{"product_id":"secret-daughter-paperback","title":"Secret Daughter - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShilpi Somaya Gowda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Moving and thought-provoking and informative and imaginative and beautifully executed. What a wonderful story \"\u003cbr\u003e--Mary Jane Clark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a must for anyone touched by adoption, or India, or the delicate dynamic between adolescent girls and their mothers.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Sujata Massey, author of \u003cem\u003eShimura Trouble\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecret Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e, a first novel 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 \u003cem\u003eSlumdog Millionaire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSecret Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e recalls the acclaimed novels of Kim Edwards and Thrity Umrigar, yet sparkles with the freshness of a truly exciting new literary voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomer's life is everything sheimagined it would be--she'snewly married and has startedher career as a physician in SanFrancisco--until she makes the devastatingdiscovery she never will beable to have children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe same year in India, a poormother makes the heartbreakingchoice to save her newborn daughter'slife by giving her away. It is adecision that will haunt Kavita forthe rest of her life, and cause aripple effect that travels across theworld and back again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsha, adopted out of a Mumbaiorphanage, is the child that bindsthe destinies of these two women. Wefollow both families, invisibly connecteduntil Asha's journey of self-discoveryleads her back to India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompulsively readable anddeeply touching, \u003cem\u003eSecret Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e isa story of the unforeseen ways inwhich our choices and families affectour lives, and the indelible power oflove in all its many forms.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomer's life is everything sheimagined it would be--she'snewly married and has startedher career as a physician in SanFrancisco--until she makes the devastatingdiscovery she never will beable to have children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe same year in India, a poormother makes the heartbreakingchoice to save her newborn daughter'slife by giving her away. It is adecision that will haunt Kavita forthe rest of her life, and cause aripple effect that travels across theworld and back again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsha, adopted out of a Mumbaiorphanage, is the child that bindsthe destinies of these two women. Wefollow both families, invisibly connecteduntil Asha's journey of self-discoveryleads her back to India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompulsively readable anddeeply touching, \u003cem\u003eSecret Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e isa story of the unforeseen ways inwhich our choices and families affectour lives, and the indelible power oflove in all its many forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47226931020025,"sku":"9780061928352","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Vi9uMkIvZldiOUYrbklBVW5JUitDZz09.webp?v=1768273574","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/secret-daughter-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}