Nanda Reddy

A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl (eBook, ePUB)

A Novel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A girl takes on a series of identities to survive, shrouding herself in layers of secrets, until years later when she is forced to reckon with her past.

On an ordinary day in an upscale Atlanta suburb, Maya is making breakfast for her two sons, when her husband drops a red-and-blue striped envelope on the counter and asks a devastating question: Who is Sunny?

Maya is sent reeling back to her childhood in Guyana-a time when Sunny was her only name. Unbeknownst to her husband, Maya is not who she claims to be. The letter, from her long-lost sister Roshi, now threatens to expose her true identity and shatter the seemingly perfect existence Maya worked so hard to build.

As she frantically weighs the impact of the truth on her future, Maya relives the details of her childhood journey to America from Guyana-and the traumatic events that forced her to leave her past behind. Through the eyes of Maya's innocent and scared younger self, we discover the power of hope, empathy, and the possibility of beginning again.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Zibby Books
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798989532537
• Artikelnr.: 72358261

Autorenporträt

Nanda Reddy is a Guyanese American writer and former elementary school teacher. She immigrated to the U.S. with her family when she was nine years old and grew up in Miami, Florida. She loves visiting off-the-grid places, hiking, and painting with watercolors. She currently resides in Reno, Nevada with her husband and two teenage sons. A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl is her first novel.

Rezensionen

"A many layered musing on what identity truly means, A Girl Within A Girl Within A Girl peels back its complex, powerful heroine's folds with slow precision, revealing an explosive, shocking story that ultimately transforms into an ode to love."
-Nayantara Roy, author of The Magnificent Ruins

"A captivating debut from an exciting new voice in fiction, Reddy shares an eye-opening story of a woman haunted by the harrowing events of her past. Told with bold and beautifully layered prose, A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl is a heart-wrenching and inspirational exploration of survival, resilience, and grit, reminding us to be tenacious when fighting for ourselves. Complex, compelling, and masterful, this book shines, teaches, and rewards."
-Diane Marie Brown, author of Black Candle Women

"A kaleidoscopic investigation of identity and its shaping forces, A Girl Within A Girl Within A Girl explores what happens when you're forced to confront the past you thought you left behind. A riveting story of one woman's journey to build and protect her life, Nanda Reddy's debut will hold you in its grasp until the final page."
-Alina Grabowski, author of Women and Children First

"An urgent and necessary novel. Set in the 1980s, Reddy's story of a young trafficking victim could just as easily have taken place today. As bighearted as it is heartbreaking, A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl does not dwell in darkness. This is a story rich in empathy, riveting, and redemptive."
-Leyna Krow, author of Fire Season

"A devastating and tremendous debut. This artfully constructed story delivers suspense, terror, thrilling self-salvation and life-transforming moments of human compassion. It's about all the selves we try to shed, and how we must stitch ourselves whole, humble and powerful again. I can't remember the last time I was impacted so emotionally by a novel."
-Angela Mi Young Hur, author of Folklorn

"Propulsive and gripping, in A Girl Within A Girl Within A Girl Nanda Reddy has crafted a vivid account of a harrowing journey into womanhood. Reddy's dynamic narrative seamlessly weaves a coming-of-age tale with a turbulent and suspenseful account of migration. This edge-of-your-seat read packs quite a punch."
-Mai Sennaar, author of They Dream In Gold