Join the Friends of the Lafayette Library and Learning Center when Shilpi Somaya Gowda discusses her much-acclaimed first novel, Secret Daughter. This is the story of a baby girl, Asha, unwanted in a family and culture that values only sons, the mother who is haunted by the decision to give her up, and her adoptive parents from San Francisco. In its first week of sale, the paperback edition of Secret Daughter earned the #29 spot on the
New York Times Extended Bestseller List. The book is also a #1 international bestseller and is being translated into 17 languages.
In this beautifully written book, Gowda explores the meaning of family, the force of one's culture, and the need to belong. Secret Daughter brings together two disparate worlds, the slums of Mumbai and the privileged but complicated Bay Area.
"This story about motherhood, loss, family and forgiveness is authentic in every way. … The prose is so achingly touching, it draws the reader in with every description and emotion of the characters."
-Associated Press
Designed for: Adults
Sponsored by the Friends of the Lafayette Library and Learning Center.
