Which version of you does your family know? Is it the truth?
In this story of identity and immigration, Maya, an Indo-Guyanese woman, grapples with revealing her hidden past to her husband of decades. To save her marriage and reunite with her estranged deaf sister, who is gravely ill, Maya must reconcile the many versions of herself, potentially revealing herself to a man with a vendetta.
This is a novel that asks: “Can you ever leave your past behind, or does your past define you?”
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“This debut is a beautiful, if sometimes harrowing, exploration of one woman’s journey, not only from one country to another but through pain and trauma. . . to a life built by her own grit and determination.”
- Library Journal, Starred review
“…too important and gripping to put down.
A coming-of-age story that is at once shocking and necessary.”
-Kirkus Reviews *Full review here
“Guyanese-American writer Nanda Reddy takes a big swing and makes a major emotional impact with her no-holds-barred debut novel.”
-BookPage, Stephanie Harrison *Full Review here
“What are you willing to do to survive? Reddy’s powerful debut novel intricately explores the meaning of identity, resilience, and the price of reinvention. . . [Her] ability to intertwine past and present creates a gripping narrative that asks profound questions about what we sacrifice to belong.”
- Booklist *Full Review here
“Reddy debuts with a powerful story of resilience and reinvention.”
-Publisher’s Weekly *Full review here
A many layered musing on what identity truly means, A Girl Within A Girl Within A Girl peels back its complex, powerful heroine’s folds with slow precision, revealing an explosive, shocking story that ultimately transforms into an ode to love.
—Nayantara Roy, author of THE MAGNIFICENT RUINS
“I honestly don't know when a book has impacted me so emotionally— maybe not since I was in my 20s?”
—Angela Mi Young Hur, author of Folklorn
“A kaleidoscopic investigation of identity… riveting… Nanda Reddy's debut will hold you in its grasp until the final page.”
—Alina Grabowski, author of Women and Children First
“A captivating debut from an exciting new voice in fiction. Told with bold and beautifully layered prose. . . Complex, compelling, and masterful, this book shines, teaches, and rewards.”
—DIANE MARIE BROWN, author of Black Candle Women
“An urgent and necessary novel. This is a story rich in empathy, riveting and redemptive.”
—Leyna Krow, author of Fire Season and Sinkhole and Other Inexplicable Voids.
"Propulsive and gripping… seamlessly weaves a coming-of-age tale with a turbulent and suspenseful account of migration. This edge-of-your-seat read packs quite a punch."
—Mai Sennaar, author of They Dream In Gold