Shilpi Somaya Gowda

“At some point after Asha went to college, the distance between her and Krishnan grew. By the time their daughter left for…

— Shilpi Somaya Gowda

“At somepoint, the family you create is important than the one you're born into”

— Shilpi Somaya Gowda

“Usha is Kavita’s choice alone, a secret name for her secret daughter. The thought brings a smile to her face. That one…

— Shilpi Somaya Gowda

“She lets out the deep, horrible wails waiting just below the surface. These tears are always accumulating, intensifying inside her. She pushes…

— Shilpi Somaya Gowda

“It seems as if everything she’s cared about over the past twenty-five years has disintegrated, oblivious to the time and energy she…

— Shilpi Somaya Gowda

“She goes through the same motions as every other day, but something has shifted. It feels as if someone has picked up…

— Shilpi Somaya Gowda

“You know,” she says softly, “what I’ve learned is that everything’s more complicated than it seems. I’m so glad I came here,…

— Shilpi Somaya Gowda

“She nods, turning the silver bangle around on her wrist. “She came from some village north of here, a few hours away.…

— Shilpi Somaya Gowda

“Sometimes she wishes she could return to the naive happiness of their life. But mostly, she aches to go forward, to a…

— Shilpi Somaya Gowda

“She knows if the test shows another girl growing in her womb, all of the possible outcomes are wrenching. Jasu can demand…

— Shilpi Somaya Gowda

“But most of all, when Somer closes her eyes, she imagines the moment she will hold her baby for the first time.…

— Shilpi Somaya Gowda