I’m delighted to host an interview with Anita Kushwaha, debuting this year with the fantastic Secret Lives of Mothers and Daughters from HarperCollins. This breathtaking book is already receiving rave reviews, and I’m so happy to have Anita on the blog before she becomes too famous to talk to the likes of me. đ
For readers of Shilpi Somaya Gowdaâs “Secret Daughter” and Nancy Richlerâs “The Imposter Bride”, a breathtaking novel from Anita Kushwaha about the ties that bind mothers and daughters together and the secrets that tear them apart
Veena, Mala and Nandini are three very different women with something in common. Out of love, each bears a secret that will haunt her lifeâand that of her daughterâwhen the risk of telling the truth is too great. But secrets have consequences. Particularly to Asha, the young woman on the cusp of adulthood who links them together.
On the day after her eighteenth birthday, Asha is devastated to learn that she was adopted as a baby. Whatâs more, her birth mother died of a mysterious illness shortly before then, leaving Asha with only a letter.
Nandini, Ashaâs adoptive mother, has always feared the truth would come between them.
Veena, a recent widow, worries about her daughter Malaâs future. The shock of her husbandâs sudden death leaves her shaken and convinces her that the only way to keep her daughter safe is to secure her future.
Mala struggles to balance her dreams and ambition with her motherâs expectations. She must bear a secret, the burden of which threatens her very life.
Three mothers, bound by love, deceit and a young woman who connects them all. Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters is an intergenerational novel about family, duty and the choices we make in the name of love.
Anita, where did the idea for Secret Lives of Mothers and Daughters come from?
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