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A, 23 and unnamed, returns from an obscure British university armed with a useless degree to her new home in Noida—a home of feeble men—and the breakdown of her parents’ marriage. Serial procrastinator, overthinker, anxious and unhinged, A overcompensates her low self-esteem and sense of alienation with snootiness, even as she so badly wants to belong. Her only saving quality is that she is self-aware. Before long, A finds herself elbow-deep in an affair with a property developer and subsequently in a double murder. Faced with the anxieties of the crime along with precarities of living in a hypermodern city marked by seething inequality, A navigates heartbreak and tiny acts of freedom. Girls Who Stray is about the foolish choices you knew you shouldn’t have made. A dazzling literary debut, this coming-of-age thriller is a heady mix of real estate dons, crime and the twisted, twisted nature of love.

 

Review

"The protagonist of this story is empowered in an effortless and unconventional way, her thoughts leave you with a sense of restlessness, her desires are uncensored, there is always a feeling that anything can happen at any moment. And even though the story explores themes that are familiar—power, fear, anxiety, love, existential angst and death— we feel that we haven’t been here before, that the unexpected has gotten the better of us, and that we must urgently turn the page to discover what happens to this young woman who repeatedly fails to fulfil society’s expectations of her." ­ Kalki Koechlin "Edgy, acute and insightful, this disquieting novel, full of hurt and learnings is told with style and elan." - Namita Gokhale

Book Description

One of the most dazzling literary debuts from India.

About the Author

Anisha Lalvani has lived in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and London. She has a Master’s of Arts degree in English Literature from Mumbai University. She has worked in publishing and on various literary projects including the literary television programme Kitaabnama: Books and Beyond, and the Jaipur Literature Festival. She currently works in communications at a leading think tank that engages with the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. She posts on Instagram @anisha.lalvani.54 and on X @AnishaL_Writer. This is her first novel.
 
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  • ISBN: 9789361315909
  • Author: Anisha Lalvani
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury
  • Pages: 296
  • Format: Hardback
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Book Description

A, 23 and unnamed, returns from an obscure British university armed with a useless degree to her new home in Noida—a home of feeble men—and the breakdown of her parents’ marriage. Serial procrastinator, overthinker, anxious and unhinged, A overcompensates her low self-esteem and sense of alienation with snootiness, even as she so badly wants to belong. Her only saving quality is that she is self-aware. Before long, A finds herself elbow-deep in an affair with a property developer and subsequently in a double murder. Faced with the anxieties of the crime along with precarities of living in a hypermodern city marked by seething inequality, A navigates heartbreak and tiny acts of freedom. Girls Who Stray is about the foolish choices you knew you shouldn’t have made. A dazzling literary debut, this coming-of-age thriller is a heady mix of real estate dons, crime and the twisted, twisted nature of love.

 

Review

"The protagonist of this story is empowered in an effortless and unconventional way, her thoughts leave you with a sense of restlessness, her desires are uncensored, there is always a feeling that anything can happen at any moment. And even though the story explores themes that are familiar—power, fear, anxiety, love, existential angst and death— we feel that we haven’t been here before, that the unexpected has gotten the better of us, and that we must urgently turn the page to discover what happens to this young woman who repeatedly fails to fulfil society’s expectations of her." ­ Kalki Koechlin "Edgy, acute and insightful, this disquieting novel, full of hurt and learnings is told with style and elan." - Namita Gokhale

Book Description

One of the most dazzling literary debuts from India.

About the Author

Anisha Lalvani has lived in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and London. She has a Master’s of Arts degree in English Literature from Mumbai University. She has worked in publishing and on various literary projects including the literary television programme Kitaabnama: Books and Beyond, and the Jaipur Literature Festival. She currently works in communications at a leading think tank that engages with the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. She posts on Instagram @anisha.lalvani.54 and on X @AnishaL_Writer. This is her first novel.
 

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