Mallika is a painfully shy young woman growing up in the heart of a lively, sometimes stifling New Delhi colony. After suffering a trauma aged nineteen, Mallika loses three days of her memory and slowly spirals into a deep depression. She must find a way out of the abyss, back to herself and those she cares about.

But she must also hide her mental illness from her community. In a narrative that unfolds elliptically from the perspectives of Mallika and the seven people closest to her, the astonishing story of these characters lives emerges. For Mallika''s family, childhood friends and the two men she loves are also hiding truths As each gives voice to contending with their own struggles, secrets and silences shatter.


Format Häftad Omfång 576 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Verve Books Utgivningsdatum 2023-08-30 ISBN 9780857308320