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The Forgotten Daughter

The Forgotten Daughter

Author(s): Renita D'Silva

Location(s): Udupi, London

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): Modern

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‘You were adopted’. Three simple words, in a letter accompanying her parent’s will, tear Nisha’s carefully ordered world apart. Raised in England, by her caring but emotionally reserved parents, Nisha has never been one to take risks. Now, with the scrawled address of an Indian convent begins a search for the mother and family she never knew and the awakening of childhood memories long forgotten. The secrets, culture and people that Nisha discover will change her life forever. And, as her eyes are opened to a side of herself she didn’t know existed, Nisha realizes that she must also seek answers to the hardest question of all – why? Weaving together the stories of Nisha, Shilpa and Devi, The Forgotten Daughter explores powerfully and poignantly the emotional themes of motherhood, loss and identity – ultimately asking the question of what you would do out of love for your children?

The Forgotten Daughter also alternates between London and a fictional village based on Barkur (Renita D’Silva)

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Nisha discovers she is adopted, living in London the only information she has is a convent address in India. Shilpa is a traditional Indian mum, who want her daughter Devi to follow cultural tradition....

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