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Thank you so much Jananie for this enlightening conversation! Make sure to add Dust Settles North and Burn the Sea to your TBRs and Want-to-Read shelves! And make sure to follow Jananie’s Instagram page This Story Ain’t Over as well as the Instagram page for Boundless Press for updates and news!

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about Saving Face:

People love a rags-to-riches story but hate an immigrant who lied to get ahead.Ami Shah is on the brink of life-changing success. Her skin-care empire, Amala, is set for a dream acquisition by a Fortune 500 company, and she has just been nominated for a ChangeMaker Award, the most revered entrepreneurial honor. There’s just one she’s a complete and utter fraud.

Twenty years ago, abandoned orphan Monica Joseph made a decision that forever changed the course of her life—she stole her wealthy classmate’s identity and moved abroad to build her life on someone else’s name. For twenty years, she’s managed to hide in plain sight…until an ambitious fledgling journalist sets out to write the inaugural full-length profile on her. With her carefully constructed persona and life’s work now in jeopardy, Monica is left with no other to cover up her tracks once and for all, she must return to the scene of the crime—and the one place she vowed never to revisit.Home.

about the author:

Born in Toronto to Indian immigrants, Mansi Shah is the author of Saving Face, A Good Indian Girl, The Taste of Ginger, and The Direction of the Wind, which center on Gujarati characters and speak to generational differences across the Indian diaspora. Now based in Los Angeles, Mansi left her long-time career as an entertainment attorney in Hollywood to travel the world and write full time. She loves to cook, and food often plays a prominent role in her books.

Thank you so much Mansi for this lovely conversation and for writing stories that highlight South Asian experiences. If you haven’t read Saving Face or any of Mansi’s other works, I highly recommend checking them out, buying them from local independent stores or requesting them at your libraries! And make sure to follow her Instagram page for updates and news about her upcoming works!