Tag: Western Lane

London-based Indian-origin author Chetna Maroo’s debut novel ‘Western Lane’ was shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize in London on Thursday evening. Kenya-born Maroo’s novel set within the context of the British Gujarati milieu has been praised by the Booker judges for its use of the sport of squash as a metaphor for complex human emotions. It revolves around the story of an 11-year-old girl named Gopi and her bonds with her family. “Chetna Maroo’s deeply evocative debut of a family grappling with grief conveyed through crystalline language which...