Pashmina

Priyanka Das has so many unanswered questions: Why did her mother abandon her home in India years ago? What was it like there? And most important | who is her father | and why did her mom leave him behind? But Pri's mom avoids these questions - the topic of India is permanently closed. For Pri | her mothe's homeland can only exist in her imagination. That is | until she finds a mysterious pashmina tucked away in a forgotten suitcase. When she wraps herself in it | she is transported to a place more vivid and colourful than any guidebook or Bollywood film. But is this the real India? And what is that shadow lurking in the background? To learn the truth | Pri must travel farther than she's ever dared and find the family she never knew. In this heart-warming debut | Nidhi Chanani weaves a tale about the hardship and self-discovery that is born from juggling two cultures and two worlds.