About the Book: Meera Vijayann’s evocative collection of eleven autobiographical essays traces her childhood and adolescence in 1990s India — from the public humiliation after a third-grade accident to the confusion of young love, money worries and parental discord. With humour and candour, she examines the generational traumas shaping Indian womanhood, and invites young women to own their grief, joy, shame, love, sexuality and rage. This debut stands as a powerful testament to resilience