{"product_id":"secret-daughter-a-novel-isbn-9780061928352","title":"Secret Daughter: A Novel","description":"\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 | \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 | \u003cp\u003e“The Secret Daughter” is an unflinching yet compassionate story of mothers and daughters. In a tale that moves between Mumbai, India and Northern California, Shilpa Somaya Gowda sensitively explores the balancing acts of of international adoption and bi-cultural families. This book is a must for anyone touched by adoption, or India, or the delicate dynamic between adolescent girls and their mothers. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSujata Massey, author of Shimura Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gowda has masterfully portrayed two families... linked by a powerful, painful tie that complicates their lives... A thought-provoking examination of the challenges of being a woman in America and in India -- and in the psychological spaces in between.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChitra Divakaruni, author of The Palace of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Set in California and the teeming city of Mumbai, SECRET DAUGHTER is a beautifully composed compelling story of love, loss, discovery and the true meaning of family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnjali Banerjee, author of Imaginary Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiction with a conscience, as two couples worlds apart are linked by an adopted child....A lightweight fable of family division and reconciliation, gaining intensity and depth from the author’s sharp social observations - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst novelist Gowda offers especially vivid descriptions of the contrasts and contradictions of modern India... Rife with themes that lend themselves to discussion, such as cultural identity, adoption, and women’s roles, this will appeal to the book club crowd. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s moving and thought-provoking and informative and imaginative and beautifully executed.  What a wonderful story! - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Jane Clark, author of Dying for Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Secret Daughter is a deeply moving and timeless story of an adopted daughter’s long distance search for cultural identity and acceptance; first with the mother who raised her, and ultimately with the mother who gave her up. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathleen Kent, author of The Heretic's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her engaging debut, Gowda weaves together two compelling stories… Gowda writes with compassion and uncanny perception from the points of view of Kavita, Somer, and Asha, while portraying the vibrant traditions, sights, and sounds of modern India. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wise debut moves deftly between the child’s two mothers and cultures. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA No. 1 bestseller in Canada, “Secret Daughter” tells a nuanced coming-of-age story that is faithful to the economic and emotional realities of two very different cultures. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888646877413,"sku":"NP9780061928352","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061928352.jpg?v=1730229523","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/secret-daughter-a-novel-isbn-9780061928352","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}