The Daughters of Madurai

Perfect for fans of Christy Lefteri and Delia Owens, The Daughters of Madurai is a moving and powerful debut. How far would you go for the ones you love? ´A captivating and riveting debut from an unforgettable new voice´ LOUISE O´NEILL ´A haunting, powerful novel´ THRITY UMRIGAR ONE OF COSMOPOLITAN´S BEST BOOK TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2023 *** ´A girl is a burden. A girl is a curse.´ Madurai, 1992. A young mother in a poor family, Janani is told she is useless if she can´t produce a son - or worse, bears daughters. They let her keep her first baby girl, but the rest are taken away as soon as they are born - murdered before they have a chance to live. The fate of her children has never been in her hands. But Janani can´t forget the daughters she was never allowed to love. Sydney, 2019. Nila has a secret, one she´s been keeping from her parents for far too long. Before she can say anything, her grandfather in India falls ill and she agrees to join her parents on a trip to Madurai - the first in over ten years. Growing up in Australia, Nila knows very little about where she or her family came from, or who they left behind. What she´s about to learn will change her forever... Perfect for fans of Christy Lefteri and Delia Owens, The Daughters of Madurai is a moving and powerful debut from an unforgettable new voice.