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'Long before Ruhi fell pregnant, she knew she was never going to be the ‘good Indian daughter’ her parents demanded. But when the discovery that she is having a girl sends her into a slump of disappointment, it becomes clear she’s getting weighed down by emotional baggage that needs to be unpacked, quickly.
'So Ruhi sets herself a mission to deal with the potholes in her past before her baby is born. Delving into her youth in suburban Melbourne, she draws a heart-rending yet often hilarious picture of a family in crisis, struggling to connect across generational, cultural and personal divides. Sifting through her own shattered self-esteem, Ruhi confronts the abuse threaded through her childhood. How can she hold on to the family and culture she has known and loved her whole life, when they are the reason for her scars?
'Good Indian Daughter is a brutally honest yet brilliantly funny memoir for anyone who’s ever felt like a let-down.' (Publication summary)
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Books Roundup : The Covered Wife, One Hundred Days, Good Indian Daughter, Who Gets to Be Smart
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , June 2021;
— Review of The Covered Wife 2021 single work novel ; One Hundred Days 2021 single work novel ; Good Indian Daughter 2021 single work autobiography
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Books Roundup : The Covered Wife, One Hundred Days, Good Indian Daughter, Who Gets to Be Smart
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , June 2021;
— Review of The Covered Wife 2021 single work novel ; One Hundred Days 2021 single work novel ; Good Indian Daughter 2021 single work autobiography