Secret Daughter

<p>Moving and thought-provoking and informative and imaginative and beautifully executed. What a wonderful story!<br/>--Mary Jane Clark</p><p> </p><p>This book is a must for anyone touched by adoption or India or the delicate dynamic between adolescent girls and their mothers.<br/>--Sujata Massey author of <em>Shimura Trouble</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Secret Daughter</em> 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 <em>Slumdog Millionaire</em> <em>Secret Daughter</em> recalls the acclaimed novels of Kim Edwards and Thrity Umrigar yet sparkles with the freshness of a truly exciting new literary voice.</p><p> </p>