Keya Das's second act : a novel /

"From a New York Times reporter and memoirist Sopan Deb comes a heartwarming and charmingly funny debut novel about a box in the attic that leads one Bengali-American family down a path toward rediscovering family love, even when splintered. Shantanu Das is living in the shadows of his past. In...

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Main Authors: DEB, SOPAN (Author), Deb, Sopan (Author)
Corporate Author: Rosengarten Family Fund
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2022
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
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