{"product_id":"the-girl-and-the-goddess-isbn-9780593085660","title":"The Girl and the Goddess","description":"\u003cb\u003eBestselling poet, writer, and Instagram sensation Nikita Gill returns with an innovative novel in verse, exploring Hindu mythology and legend.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet her be a little less human, a little more divine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGive her heart armor so it doesn't break as easily as mine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Paro. A girl with a strong will, a full heart, and much to learn. Born into a family reeling from the ruptures of Partition in India, we follow her as she crosses the precarious lines between childhood, teenage discovery, and realizing her adult self. In the process, Paro must confront fear, desire and the darkest parts of herself in the search for meaning and, ultimately, empowerment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNikita Gill's vivid poetry and beautiful illustrations have captured hearts and imaginations--but in \u003ci\u003eThe Girl and the Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e, she offers us her most personal and deeply felt writing to date: an intimate coming-of-age story told in linked poems that offers a look into the Hindu mythology and rich cultural influences that helped her become the woman she is today.\u003cb\u003eOne of\u003ci\u003e PopSugar\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of Fall 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Girl and the Goddess\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you're not already familiar with Gill, you should be. The British-Indian writer has been called 'the voice of the generation'--and with 441,000-and-counting followers on Instagram alone, she just might be.\" —\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Strikingly relatable... [Nikita Gill is] one of the most celebrated poets of this generation.\" —\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fans of Rupi Kaur will almost definitely love Nikita Gill's empowering poems. Gill is especially interested in exploring emotions, and the beautiful but sometimes painful marks that important people leave on your life.\" —\u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Girl and The Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a magical and mythical story that reminds us to awaken and reclaim the goddess within ourselves.” —readpoetry.com\u003cb\u003eNikita Gill \u003c\/b\u003eis a British-Indian writer and poet living in the south of England. With a huge online following, her words have entranced hearts and minds all over the world.\u003cb\u003eIn This Story:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a girl who is stubborn \u003cbr\u003eand strong willed and who makes \u003cbr\u003ea lot of mistakes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA family that is trying to navigate \u003cbr\u003eits way through the aftermath \u003cbr\u003eof war and partition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParents who have the best intentions. \u003cbr\u003eGods and Goddesses who appear \u003cbr\u003eseemingly at random. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when magic comes to stay \u003cbr\u003eit brings with it a firestorm \u003cbr\u003eof emotions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Secret From Me To You \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is something \u003cbr\u003eyou should know \u003cbr\u003ebefore reading this tale. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite my best efforts, \u003cbr\u003eI still do not know \u003cbr\u003ehow to love myself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut here is \u003cbr\u003ethe secret \u003cbr\u003ethat no one told me. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt’s okay.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s okay to feel \u003cbr\u003elike you’re drowning \u003cbr\u003einside your own bones sometimes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s okay to weep \u003cbr\u003elike a sky devoured \u003cbr\u003eby a storm. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s okay to be aware \u003cbr\u003ethat there are wounds in you still \u003cbr\u003ethat you aren’t letting heal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurvival is ugly. \u003cbr\u003eHealing is messy. \u003cbr\u003eSelf love is complicated. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the days you feel like this \u003cbr\u003eas much as your best days \u003cbr\u003ethat help you grow. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll of this \u003cbr\u003eis part \u003cbr\u003eof being human. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou and I, we do not need \u003cbr\u003eto be perfect at one more thing \u003cbr\u003eno one has taught us how to do. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe can learn together. \u003cbr\u003eHow to be gentle with ourselves. \u003cbr\u003eHow to be kinder to ourselves \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewhen life feels \u003cbr\u003elike it is more endings \u003cbr\u003ethan beginnings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is another secret no one will tell you: \u003cbr\u003eNo one has mastered the art of self love, \u003cbr\u003enot even the Gods and Goddesses themselves.","brand":"G.P. 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