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No Other World : a Novel by Mehta, Rahul, author is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is No Other World : a Novel about?
From the author of the prize-winning collection Quarantine, an insightful, compelling debut novel set in rural America and India in the 1980s and `90s, part coming-of-age story about a gay Indian American boy, part family saga about an immigrant family's struggles each to find a sense of belonging, identity, and hope In a rural community in Western New York, twelve-year-old Kiran Shah, the American-born son of Indian immigrants, longingly observes his prototypically American neighbors, the Bells. He attends school with Kelly Bell, but hes powerfully drawnin a way he does not yet understandto her charismatic father, Chris. Kirans yearnings echo his parents bewilderment as they try to adjust to a new world. His father, Nishit Shah, a successful doctor, is haunted by thoughts of the brother he left behind. His mother, Shanti, struggles to accept a life with a man she did not chooseher marriage to Nishit was arrangedand her growing attachment to an American man. Kiran is close to his older sister, Preetiuntil an unexpected threat and an unfathomable betrayal drive a wedge between them that will reverberate through their lives. As he leaves childhood behind, Kiran finds himself perpetua
Who reads No Other World : a Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Mehta, Rahul, author
- Publisher
- NewYork: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780062020468
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult
- Rating
- 3.51 / 5 (113 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14