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Shilpi Somaya Gowda

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Shilpi Somaya Gowda is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of four novels: Secret Daughter (2010), The Golden Son (2015), The Shape of Family (2020), and A Great Country (2024). Her novels have been translated into over 30 languages, been #1 international bestsellers in several countries and sold more than two million copies worldwide.

Shilpi was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. She spent a college summer as a volunteer in an Indian orphanage, which seeded the idea for her first novel and the transition from a business career to a becoming a writer: Secret Daughter was an IndieNext Great Read, a Target Book Club Pick, an Indigo Heather’s Pick, and an Amnesty International Book Club Pick. It was a finalist for the South A ...more

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I'm so excited to share this novel with you. A GREAT COUNTRY is different than anything I've written before, and I really had to push myself to delve into some difficult territory. I began wri􀆟ng it in 2021, in the midst of the pandemic and civil strife. There were so many polarized or oversimplified conversations going on around me, and I found myself longing for a more honest and nuanced debate Read more of this blog post »

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	A Great Country 3.90 avg rating — 6,799 ratings — published 2024 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shape of Family 3.81 avg rating — 4,583 ratings — published 2019 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Carnival of August 3.71 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Shilpi Gowda and 1 other person liked Jackie's review of A Great Country: "I really enjoyed this one. A propulsive read. Excellent on audio. An Indian family moves into a new, rich neighborhood. Their 12 year old, who appears to be neurodivergent, is arrested. This is the aftermath of that arrest and how the family deals wi" Read more of this review »
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Shilpi Gowda liked Erica Fisher's review of A Great Country: "After reading and enjoying Secret Daughter more than a decade ago, I was really looking forward to reading the latest by Somaya Gowda and was not disappointed. The characters were well developed, there was an interesting perspective on prejudice and " Read more of this review »
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Shilpi Gowda liked Nancy McLeod's review of A Great Country: "A very topical and interesting book written about a 12 year old boy with autism. He was born in California of East Indian parents who had immigrated to US twenty years earlier. Ajay was arrested by police for flying a drone in restricted air space, p" Read more of this review »
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“At some point, the family you create is more important than the one you were born into.”
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“Notice if you are holding your breath after inhaling, and if so, what are you afraid of letting go. Or are you holding it after exhaling, and what are you afraid of letting in.”
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“Sometimes, as she has well learned in life, one's actions must precede the emotions one hopes to feel.”
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