Shilpi Somaya Gowda
<p><strong>Shilpi Somaya Gowda</strong> was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Her previous novels, <em>Secret Daughter</em>, <em>The Golden Son</em>, and <em>The Shape of Family</em> became international bestsellers, selling over two million copies worldwide, in over 30 languages. She holds degrees from Stanford University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a Morehead-Cain scholar. She lives in California with her husband and children.</p>