Books

  1. Skin Over Milk

Skin Over Milk tells the story of young Chutki and her two sisters who bear the weight of being unwanted daughters in 1990s India. Told through Chutki’s eyes, we feel the innocence that is childhood, allowing the gratitude for a crust of bread thrown away by her brothers, or the simple joy of making prank phone calls. We meet characters, such as the father who curses their mother for giving him useless girls, and the brothers who don’t seem to appreciate the luxury of education. But we also meet the loving grandfather, Dada, who will die and watch over them like a star in the sky, and their beautiful, beautiful mother, Ammi, who does what she can to make all of their lives bearable. Exquisitely written with a jeweler’s eye for detail, the deftest of hands with characterization and storytelling, this is a brilliant and unforgettable read.–Francine Witte, author of Dressed All Wrong for This and The Way of the Wind

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2. Morsels of Purple

“In her debut collection Morsels of Purple Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar explores the intricacies of familial love and duty, questioning what it means to be a wife, daughter and mother. These 54 stories, snapshotting life’s more bruising moments—soured marriages, infertility, gender inequality and grief—are tempered by lush descriptions and mouth-watering meals, from a mother’s mango pickles to bewitched halwa. Chansarkar skillfully transports the reader from the suburbs of Ohio to the perfumed courtyards of India, creating in Morsels of Purple a gorgeous, multicultural feast.” — Sara Hills, author of The Evolution of Birds

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