Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for gifting me a digital ARC of the debut novel by Sopan Deb - 4.5 stars rounded up!
The Das family is in crisis - when teenager Keya comes out as gay to her parents, their reaction crushes her. When she dies, everyone blames themselves and the family dynamics are blown up. Parents Shantanu and Chaitali, divorce which causes a separation from their Bengali community. Older sister, Mitali, never gets close to anyone until she meets Neesh. When Shantanu finds a box of love letters and an unfinished play in the attic that Keya wrote, Neesh comes up with an idea for redemption for all of them.
I really loved this group of flawed characters, desperate for second chances and their family whole in some fashion. It's about grief and pain and those moments we wish we could take back. But it's also about redemption and moving on, forgiving each other and ourselves. Wonderful debut - can't wait to read more from this author!
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