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About The Book
Fans of Namrata Patel’s Scent of a Garden will melt for Grishma Shah’s characters as they confront their pasts and must find a way to both the Indian and the American Dream under the shadow of terrorism.
When Aanya arrives in India, ready for a new beginning, she is in awe of the glitz and glamour of expat living. But on her very first day, in the still of her apartment, tears salt her welcome cake. The cake is supposed to be a celebration, a symbol of her career accomplishments, a salute to her triumphs—and yet she has never felt more alone, not even on her darkest days.
Luckily, when she pitches her work to Abhimanyu, the self-made, down-to-earth Director of Events at the Taj Palace Hotel in Mumbai, he is charmed. But before Aanya can find the strength to reciprocate, she is thrust into reconciling her past: a coming of age at a roadside motel in Georgia, where her Indian-immigrant parents and their best friends manifest the American dream by turning over a thirty-four-room motel as their children, Aanya and Ayaan, develop a bond and fate as entwined as their anagrammed names. Now, in Mumbai, thousands of miles from home, can the fear of another loss help Aanya move forward?
When Aanya arrives in India, ready for a new beginning, she is in awe of the glitz and glamour of expat living. But on her very first day, in the still of her apartment, tears salt her welcome cake. The cake is supposed to be a celebration, a symbol of her career accomplishments, a salute to her triumphs—and yet she has never felt more alone, not even on her darkest days.
Luckily, when she pitches her work to Abhimanyu, the self-made, down-to-earth Director of Events at the Taj Palace Hotel in Mumbai, he is charmed. But before Aanya can find the strength to reciprocate, she is thrust into reconciling her past: a coming of age at a roadside motel in Georgia, where her Indian-immigrant parents and their best friends manifest the American dream by turning over a thirty-four-room motel as their children, Aanya and Ayaan, develop a bond and fate as entwined as their anagrammed names. Now, in Mumbai, thousands of miles from home, can the fear of another loss help Aanya move forward?
Product Details
- Publisher: SparkPress (September 3, 2024)
- Length: 320 pages
- ISBN13: 9781684632589
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Raves and Reviews
"Anagram Destiny is a sweeping story of an immigrant family, love, loss and new beginnings. At once heartbreaking and hopeful, it is a book to be cherished and contemplated, long after the final chapter.”
—Madi Sinha, author of At Least You Have Your Health and The White Coat Diaries
“Anagram Destiny is an expansive novel that explores identity in a unique and immersive way. Grishma Shah adds to the cannon of Indian American fiction in how she is able to fully capture the challenges and blessings of dual cultural identity.”
—Namrata Patel, author of Scent of a Garden and Candid Life of Meena Dave
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