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 his 6...

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Main Author: Deb, Sopan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2022].
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