Monona Wali is an award-winning novelist, short story writer, and filmmaker. Her debut novel, My Blue Skin Lover, won the Independent Book Publishers Gold award for multicultural fiction. Born in Benares, India, she moved to Madison, Wisconsin, as a child and now lives in Los Angeles, California.
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"A sweeping tale about the lifelong negotiations between worlds. Immersive. Readable. The love in this luminous family saga is fierce and tested through the competing forces of devotion and reinvention." - Weike Wang, author of Rental House "Authentic Indian American family stories span almost five decades, featuring a philandering astrophysicist, a feminist philosopher, and their three spirited American daughters. The characters are honest, gentle, at times brutal, and always affectionate, with biting wit and profound humility. Wali's superb novel took my breath away." - Yang Huang, author of My Good Son "A grand literary achievement. This big, multigenerational, many-charactered story illuminates the myriad ways in which South Asian immigrants have made a home in the United States. It invites us to reflect on how we love and hate and, finally, if we are very lucky, how we forgive those we spend a lifetime with. I loved this book and these characters." - Nayomi Munaweera, author of What Lies Between Us