Gita Desai Is Not Here to Shut Up

By Sonia Patel

Book Overview

From the author of the Morris Award finalist Rani Patel in Full Effect comes a sharply written novel about a college freshman who has escaped her traditional Gujarati upbringing . . . but suppressed memories are starting to bubble to the surface.

"A tough read that's worth the discomfort."--Kirkus Reviews

"Gita reclaiming her voice is worth the journey."--Booklist

It's eighteen-year-old Gita Desai's first year at Stanford University, and the fact that she's here and not already married off by her very traditional Indian American parents is a miracle. She's determined to death-grip her good-girl, model-student rep all the way to med school . . . which means no social life or standing out in any way. But when two of the most popular girls on campus take her under their wing, starry-eyed Gita quickly loses herself in the intoxicating world of college parties and casual hookups. And with each new experience, flashbacks of childhood sexual assault--memories she had long ago buried--unearth themselves, unraveling everything she thought she knew.

The more Gita tries to navigate the confusing world of college and consent, the more she's forced to face the heart-breaking truth of what happened to her. It'll take a special kind of courage, plus help from her newfound friends, for her to burst forward and stop shutting up about the past.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593463188
• ISBN13: 9780593463185
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher