The Most Precious Substance on Earth by Shashi Bhat [in Shelf Awareness]
25 Apr, by Uncategorized
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Shashi Bhat's dedication for her potent second novel, The Most Precious Substance on Earth, speaks volumes: "For the girls who stay quiet." Turn the page to an epigraph from Sophocles: "Silence is a woman's best garment." Bhat's protagonist – a Canadian of Indian background like herself...