Shilpi Somaya Gowda (edit name/settings)

Shilpi Somaya Gowda's debut novel SECRET DAUGHTER is a New York Times bestseller and a #1 international bestseller, being translated into 18 languages.

Gowda was born and raised in Toronto to parents who migrated there from Mumbai. She holds an MBA from Stanford University, and a Bachelor's Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A native of Canada, she has lived in New York, North Carolina and Texas. She now makes her home in California with her husband and children. Gowda spent a summer in college as a volunteer in an Indian orphanage, which seeded the idea for SECRET DAUGHTER.

SECRET DAUGHTER is a Target Club Pick, an Indie Next Pick, and a Heather's Pick at ChaptersIndigo. It has been chosen as a top pick of the year by Amazon, Apple, Elle Magazine, Good Housekeeping, and the Vancouver Sun.