Meena Kandasamy was born into a mixed-caste Tamil family in India and moved to London in 2016. She has written a number of other works that explore issues about caste and social justice, but notably her novel When I Hit You tells the story of an unnamed narrator who suffers domestic abuse by her husband and realises that she must rescue herself and break away from the society that tries to silence women. The book is honest and explores the issue of leaving unsafe and toxic marriages despite outdated societal expectations. The book was shortlisted for a number of awards including The Women's Prize for Fiction in 2018.
When I Hit You is available at Waterstones