A01=Nina McConigley
Author_Nina McConigley
bildungsroman
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coming of age novels fiction books
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family saga
india indian immigrants
indian americans
modern literary fiction
Product details
- ISBN 9780349725352
- Weight: 440g
- Dimensions: 154 x 236mm
- Publication Date: 22 Jan 2026
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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A Most Anticipated Book of the Year from The New York Times, Literary Hub, Stylist and many more
'Takes all the expected stories about growing up Indian American, slices them open with razor-sharp wit, and turns them inside out' CELESTE NG, author of OUR MISSING HEARTS
'Droll, caustic . . . and laced with wit and compassion' FINANCIAL TIMES
Summer, 1986. Tween sisters Georgie Ayyar and Agatha Krishna welcome their aunt, uncle and young cousin - newly arrived from India - into their house in rural Wyoming where they'll all live together. Because this is what families do. That is, until the sisters decide that it's time for their uncle to die.
To understand why, you need to hear Georgie's story. It's one of violence hiding in their house and history, of her once-unshakeable bond with her sister, of being an Indian-American girl in the heart of the West. Her account is cheeky, unflinching and infectiously inflected with the trappings of teendom: pen pal letters, how-to guides, games of MASH and teen-magazine-style quizzes. And the tale she weaves is either:
a) a vivid portrait of an extended family
b) a moving story of sisterhood
c) a playful ode to the 80s
d) a murder mystery (of sorts)
e) a ruthless meditation on history and language, trauma and healing, and the meaning of independence
Or maybe it's really:
f) all of the above.
'This thrilling bildungsroman is perfect for fans of Celeste Ng' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)
'A fierce and marvelous book with an utterly unique, brightly burning lifeforce' MAGGIE SHPISTEAD, author of GREAT CIRCLE
'Tender, defiant, and formally daring . . . I couldn't stop reading' JESSAMINE CHAN, author of THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS
Nina McConigley is the author of acclaimed story collection Cowboys and East Indians, which won the PEN Open Book and High Plains Book Awards. Her work has been in the New York Times, Orion, Oprah Magazine, VQR and more. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston, an MA in English from the University of Wyoming, and a BA in Literature from Saint Olaf College. She teaches at Colorado State University and the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers. She and her family live in Wyoming.
