New Book Announcement: “Boomtown Girl” by Shubha Sunder

Boomtown Girl, Shubha Sunder (Black Lawrence Press, April 2023)
Boomtown Girl, Shubha Sunder (Black Lawrence Press, April 2023)

Set entirely in the Bangalore region of South India, Boomtown Girl explores the ambitions, delusions, and struggles of people navigating a rapidly developing city. A rebellious teenager and her workaholic father confront their mutual distrust while dining at a newly opened Pizza Hut; a tailor nostalgic for his past glory in the employ of an Englishman grows obsessed with an American customer; a techie, his fiancée having broken off their engagement, takes a young, eager intern into his confidence.

These stories trace Bangalore’s warp-speed transformation from a leafy backwater into India’s Silicon Valley—a place where Digital Age values clash with tradition, where British colonialism casts its strong shadow, and where visions are inspired and distorted by the forces of globalization.

 

Boomtown Girl by Shubha Sunder
Black Lawrence Press, April 2023