![]() ![]() You don’t want to get involved with a girl like that, they say. She’s also the kind of girl that parents warn their kids to stay away from: a troublemaker whose many romances are the subject of endless gossip at school. Sixteen-year-old Zarin Wadia is many things: a bright and vivacious student, an orphan, a risk taker. “ A timeless exploration of high-stakes romance, self-discovery, and the lengths we go to love and be loved. She wanted this book to be a love letter to all the girls who live in a world that defines them in various ways without letting them define themselves. ![]() ![]() Zarin’s story was published first as a 5,000 word story in The Third Reader in 2008. ![]() Her short stories have appeared in various journals, including Blackbird, Witness and Room Magazine. Tanaz Bhathena was born in Mumbai and raised in Riyadh, Jeddah and Toronto. It also fit perfectly into my reading goals for the women oriented month of March. I was glad that I did since it turned out to be the best book of 2018 so far. Disclaimer: I received a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest reviewĪ call for reviewers had been placed on Twitter by Vivek Tejuja for the book and I jumped at the chance when my bookstagram buddy Chitra Ahanthem recommended it to me. ![]()
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