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That’s right! Our #SITSBooks Book Club Twitter Party is happening TONIGHT. Will you be there?

Here is a quick recap on the details…

Book Club Details

  • Date: This Thursday, September 22nd
  • Time: 8-9:00 pm CST
  • Where: On Twitter, hashtag #SITSBooks

Most importantly, Shilpi Somaya Gowda, the book’s author, will be joining us!

Our Book Club members this month have been raving about Secret Daughter. We thought we would share a few of the comments they’ve sent our way.

jeannewinters.comFrom Jeanne Winters of JeanneWinters.com, @jeannewinters:

I just finished the book yesterday. I loved how the grandmother took the granddaughter under her wing. She was a great role model who showed quiet strength in a male dominated society. It was interesting to learn details about the respect for elders in India’s society. Yet, it was curious Jasu and Kavita didn’t fully confront their son, but continued to enjoy his illicit gains. Many interesting relational dynamics throughout to mell over.

From Krista:

I loved this book. I liked that the author wrote a story where being a parent was the central theme. I found her characters so compelling. I learned from the characters as they grappled with issues of miscarriage, neonaticide, infertility, and adoption. I have chosen not to have children, but whether or not to become a mother and what kind of mother I would be has been a big issue in my life. It’s one I’ve revisited frequently in my adult life.

For me, I found the author’s exploration of miscarriage and putting up a child for adoption to be most compelling. Both seem to be such taboo issues. I’ve know family and friends who have miscarried and it has been such a painful experience for them. Without any rituals in place to help parents who miscarry seems to put parents in such an awful situation. No funerals, no gravestones, etc serves to invalidate the loss. I recently learned that my grandmother miscarried –this would have been in the 1930’s and 1940’s. I was surprised to find out she not only named her children, but also had gravestones made for them. This seems like something that might help some women.

christine candelariaFrom Christine at The Aums, @theaumsmama:

This particular passage I’ve chosen really speaks to the universal nature of motherhood. It is such a well-written key passage because it gives us a chance to relate to Kavita, as we reminisce on savoring our first moments with a new baby. Kavita must give up Usha in an instant and move forward with life, and as readers we, too, have to garner strength and hope in order to maneuver through the heartaches of this story as well as motherhood.

I felt that this passage was the heart of the title and themes of Secret Daughter:

Page 25, last paragraph:

“Usha is Kavita’s choice alone, a secret name for her secret daughter. The thought brings a smile to her face. That one day she spent with her daughter was precious. Though she was exhausted, she would not sleep. She didn’t want to miss a single moment. Kavita held her baby close, watched her small body rise and fall with breath, traced her delicate eyebrows and the folds of her tender skin. She nursed her when she cried, and in those few moments when Usha was awake, Kavita saw herself unmistakably in the distinctive gold-flecked eyes, more beautiful on her child than on herself. She could hardly believe this lovely creature was hers. She didn’t allow herself to think beyond that day.”

A sincere thank you to Jeanne, Krista, and Christine for sharing their thoughts here with us today. We are incredibly excited about our #SITSBooks Book Club Twitter Party tonight. Regardless of whether you have read the book, we hope you will join us!

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  1. Leah says

    Can’t wait to chat with everyone tonight. I loved the book too and am dying to hear everyone’s thoughts.