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The Paths We Choose

The Paths We Choose

A Coming-of-Age Novel Set in Rural Nepal | Identity, Womanhood, and Tradition in a Patriarchal Society

Monica Rana
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Nepal, 2001. Up in the hills, the village of Rato Mato is waiting for rain. Rita and Sumnima, two cousins, are facing the challenges of growing up—in particular, the challenge of pending womanhood in a country of men. This a story about identity—its loss, search and discovery

Imprint: India Penguin

Published: Jun/2025

ISBN: 9780143471578

Length : 296 Pages

MRP : ₹499.00

The Paths We Choose

A Coming-of-Age Novel Set in Rural Nepal | Identity, Womanhood, and Tradition in a Patriarchal Society

Monica Rana

Nepal, 2001. Up in the hills, the village of Rato Mato is waiting for rain. Rita and Sumnima, two cousins, are facing the challenges of growing up—in particular, the challenge of pending womanhood in a country of men. This a story about identity—its loss, search and discovery

Buying Options
Paperback / Hardback

Monica Rana

MONICA RANA grew up in Kathmandu and went to Harvard before working in banking in the UK. At Harvard, she took multiple creative writing courses and won three short story prizes including the Edward Eager and Cyrilly Abels prizes for fiction.

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