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In Night City—a thinly veiled portrayal of contemporary New York—six‑year‑old Aasha lives with a family that has long shifted between homes and responsibilities. The dismissal of Chellam, the servant raised on a rubber plantation, sets off a cascade of upheaval: her grandmother Paati passes under mysterious circumstances, and Aasha’s older sister Uma departs for Columbia University. With a husband who is largely absent, a mother who is stoic, and an older brother who keeps his distance, Aasha must confront a sudden loss of support and the complex dynamics of an upper‑class family spread across continents.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Preeta Samarasan
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