Bøker av Rumki Chowdhury

Asha is a teenager hoping to get to know her Bengali culture on a deeper level by taking a vacation with her parents from America to Bangladesh. There, she meets her cousin, Kushi, with whom she hopes to form an immediate sisterly bond. However, her hopes are crushed when she senses Kushi is hiding a deep and dark secret. She eventually discovers that her cousin is being stalked and tormented by an older male. After Kushi opens up to Asha about the details, Asha wonders if she can help her cousin. Soon, she realizes that Kushi is just one of many young girls who fall victim to stalkers and child marriage in Bangladesh every year. Will Asha and Kushi be able to escape the wrath of one such monster?

17-year-old Asha's life of tranquility is hindered when she loses her parents in a tragic accident. She believes that her new guardian is her caretaker until her tyrannical aunt and cousin move in with her. Asha only begins to adapt to her new family when she is accused of a crime she did not commit. Hereafter, Asha slowly transforms into someone she no longer recognizes. Will she ever find herself again?