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Bombay Blues by Tanuja Desai Hidier

Bombay Blues

by Tanuja Desai Hidier

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  • Aug 2014, 560 pages
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Dimple Lala thought that growing up would give her all the answers, but instead she has more questions than ever. Her boyfriend is distant, her classmates are predictable, and a blue mood has settled around the edges of everything she does.
 
It's time for a change, and a change is just what Dimple is going to get - of scenery, of cultures, of mind. She thinks she's heading to Bombay for a family wedding - but really she is plunging into the unexpected, the unmapped, and the uncontrollable. The land of her parents and ancestors has a lot to reveal to her - for every choice we make can crescendo into a jour­ney, every ending can turn into a beginning, and each person we meet can show us something new about ourselves.

Tanuja Desai Hidier's Born Confused gave voice to a new multicultural generation. Now, Bombay Blues explores everything this generation faces today, with a heady mix of uncertainty and determination, despair and inspiration, haunting loss and revelatory love.

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"Starred Review. Sankalp, a wish: that readers let the poetry and music transport them; it's a journey worth making. Ages 15+" - Kirkus

"While the previous book engaged and informed readers about the protagonist's bicultural angst, this work assumes a familiarity with Hindi terms... that may perplex less knowledgable teens. Nonetheless, for Dimple, exploring Bombay becomes a liberating metaphor for expressing passions and establishing beliefs." - School Library Journal

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Tanuja Desai Hidier

Tanuja Desai Hidier is a writer/singer-songwriter, born and raised in the USA and now based in London.

Her first novel, Born Confused - the first ever South Asian American coming-of-age story, set in the context of New York City's bhangra/underground club scene - was hailed in a Publishers Weekly starred review as "absorbing and intoxicating ...sure to leave a lasting impression," and as "a breathtaking experience" by Kirkus Reviews. It was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and became a landmark novel, recently selected by Entertainment Weekly as a contender for one of the best YA novels of all time.

Her latest novel is Bombay Blues, the sequel to Born Confused.

Tanuja's new 'booktrack' album of original songs to accompany Bombay Blues will also launch this summer. "When We Were Twins", her album of original songs based on Born Confused, was featured in Wired Magazine for being a first-ever booktrack; Wired deemed it "...reminiscent of Alanis Morissette...[the music] reflects the clash of styles, sounds, and influences inherent to cultural assimilation and urban living."

Please visit www.ThisIsTanuja.com for more info.

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