Secret Daughter: A Pro-Life Book Review | Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform: “When she emerged from her grief, no one acknowledged her loss.”
This very telling line was written by Shilpi Somaya Gowda in the novel Secret Daughter, which has recently become very popular in literary circles.
The story revolves around two women from two separate families who become connected unexpectedly (though on opposite sides of the world) through a little girl named Usha. Usha’s biological mother, Kavita, gave her up for adoption due to the stigma surrounding having a baby girl in India. A few years later, Usha is adopted by an American mixed-race family, and Somer becomes her new adopted mother. The novel explores the themes of motherhood, adoption and the cultural stigma against girls in India.
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