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Even Better Than I Could Have Imagined . . . [It] Takes All The Expected Stories About Growing Up Indian American, Slices Them Open With RazorSharp Wit, And Turns Them Inside Out Celeste Ng, Author Of Our Missing HeartsNina Mcconigley Is A True Original . . . HeartMending And HeartBreaking As Only The Truth Can Be Tayari Jones, Author Of An American MarriageA Fierce And Marvelous Book With An Utterly Unique, Brightly Burning Lifeforce Maggie Shipstead, Author Of Great Circlegeorgie And Agatha Krishna Killed Their Uncle, And They Blame The British.Summer, 1986. The Tween Creel Sisters, Georgie Ayyar And Agatha Krishna, Welcome Their Aunt, Uncle And Young Cousin Newly Arrived From India Into Their House In Rural Wyoming Where TheyLl All Live Together. Because This Is What Families Do. That Is, Until The Sisters Decide That ItS Time For Their Uncle To Die.According To Georgie, The British Are To Blame. And To Understand Why, You Need To Hear Her Story. ItS One Of Violence Hiding In Their House And History, Of Her OnceUnshakeable Bond With Her Sister, Of Being An IndianAmerican Girl In The Heart Of The West. Her Account Is Cheeky, Unflinching And Infectiously Inflected With The Trappings Of Teendom: Pen Pal Letters, HowTo Guides, Games Of Mash And TeenMagazineStyle Quizzes That Promise To Make Sense Of Their Lives. And The Tale She Weaves Is Either:A) A Vivid Portrait Of An Extended Familyb) A Moving Story Of Sisterhoodc) A Playful Ode To The 80Sd) A Murder Mystery (Of Sorts)E) A Ruthless Meditation On History And Language, Trauma And Healing, And The Meaning Of Independenceor Maybe ItS Really:F) All Of The Above.I Fell In Love With McconigleyS Fierce, Wry Narrator Georgie Ayyar From The First Page And CouldnT Stop Reading. A Powerful, Groundbreaking Book Jessamine Chan, Author Of The School For Good MothersInventive And Captivating . . . Full Of Heart And Soul, This Is A Knockout Work That Deftly Tackles The Complex Bonds Of Friendship And Family Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Author Of World Of WondersSpirited And Witty, Stylish And Audacious Megha Majumdar, Author Of A Burning