Boomtown Girl
Sunder, Shubha
Winner of the 2021 St. Lawrence Book Award
Set entirely in the Bangalore region of South India, BOOMTOWN GIRL explores the ambitions, delusions, and struggles of people navigating a rapidly developing city. A rebellious teenager and her workaholic father confront their mutual distrust while dining at a newly opened Pizza Hut, a tailor nostalgic for his past glory in the employ of an Englishman grows obsessed with an American customer, a tech...