SAFED LIBAAS WALI LADKI Paperback

"Safed Libaas Wali Ladki" is the Hindi translation of Avni Doshi's critically acclaimed novel, Girl in White Cotton (published as Burnt Sugar in the UK), which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2020. This mesmerizing debut delves into the complex, often fraught relationship between a daughter, Antara, and her eccentric mother, Tara. As Tara begins to lose her memory to Alzheimer's, Antara is forced to confront their shared past, marked by her mother's rebellious decisions—from abandoning her marriage to following a guru and living on the streets. Through a journey into shifting memories and identities, the novel explores the fragile line between familial devotion and deception, the subjective nature of truth, and how childhood experiences in Pune and Bombay shaped Antara's own fears and neuroses, ultimately revealing that she might be more like her mother than she ever imagined.