' A kaleidoscopically detailed novel of twenty-first century life full of human comedy'
LUCIE ELVEN Muskan has a good life: a creative job in the big city supportive friends no
trouble finding first dates. Does it matter that her colleagues don' t know she exists or
that her friends won' t stop lecturing her about her three-year situationship? It' s not
like she' s starving. But something still seems wrong. As obstacles mount and Muskan' s
carefully crafted easy-going persona starts to crumble she is forced to face a question
that' s been quietly burning at the back of her mind: Why did her family move to America so
abruptly? Warm funny and sharply observed Ghost Chilli is a story about trying to find
honest relationships in an isolating world and the weight we unwittingly carry. ' A rich
coming-of-age story full of punchy and astute' COSMPOLITAN Most Relatable Read Award
' By turns witty compassionate and toe-curling. An incredibly astute and propulsive
writing of modern relationships familial platonic and romantic' SUSANNAH DICKEY '
Exquisite forensic and tender . . . This book gently brûléed my heart' DOREEN CUNNINGHAM