Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up

From the author of the Morris Award finalist Rani Patel in Full Effect comes a sharply written novel about a college freshman who has escaped her traditional Gujarati upbringing . . . but suppressed memories are starting to bubble to the surface.

“A tough read that's worth the discomfort.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Gita reclaiming her voice is worth the journey.”—Booklist

It’s eighteen-year-old Gita Desai’s first year at Stanford University, and the fact that she’s here and not already married off by he...