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Author Róisn, Fariha, author.

Title Like a bird / Fariha Roisin.

Publication Info. Los Angeles, California : Unnamed Press, 2020.

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Location Call No. Status
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  F ROISIN, F.    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Adult Fiction  F ROISIN, FARIHA    Check Shelf
Description 303 pages ; 23 cm
Summary Taylia Chatterjee has never known love, and certainly has never felt it for herself. Growing up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, with her older sister Alyssa, their parents were both overbearing and emotionally distant, and despite idyllic summers in the Catskills, and gatherings with glamorous family friends, there is a sadness that emanates from the Chatterjee residence, a deep well of sorrow stemming from the racism of American society. After a violent sexual assault, Taylia is disowned by her parents and suddenly forced to move out. As Taylia looks to the city, the ghost of her Indian grandmother dadi-ma is always one step ahead, while another more troubling ghost chases after her. Determined to have the courage to confront the pain that her family can't face, Taylia finds work at a neighborhood café owned by single mother and spiritualist, Kat. Taylia quickly builds a constellation of friends and lovers on her own, daring herself to be open to new experiences, even as they call into question what she thought she knew about the past"
Subject Racism -- Fiction.
East Indian Americans -- Fiction.
Genre/Form Novels. (OCoLC)fst01921742
Novels.
ISBN 1951213092
9781951213091
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