A Mirror Made of Rain

A Mirror Made of Rain

Naheed Phiroze Patel

Set between India and the United States, this debut novel follows a young woman’s dynamic with her mother, who has manic depression, the loss of her father and her own cycles of addiction. It explores themes surrounding self-destruction, relationships, love and mental illness, imbuing them with humour and sharp detail.

Harper Collins, Rs 499, 296 pages