11 Books by South Asian Women Authors to Read in 2021
11 Incredible and Inspiring Novels Written by South Asian Women Authors
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Bangladeshi-American writer and feminist policy analyst Anushay Hossain's debut novel explains how she nearly died from childbirth in an American hospital following 30 hours of labor in which her epidural slipped, she ran a fever of 40 degrees, and underwent an emergency C-section. Hossain highlights traumatic experiences of real women under this healthcare system and empowers them to use their experiences to bring a much needed healthcare revolution. Though set in the United States, Hossain's novel dives deeper into the universal issue of maternal mortality.
The Pain Gap is available for preorder at WHSmith and will be published 25 Nov.