Motherhood, Mystery, and Agency: Chital Mehta's Have You Seen Romit?
In this episode, I chat with Chital Mehta about her literary mystery Have You Seen Romit?Listen to hear all about:How motherhood, an MFA, and a lifelong love of reading led Chital to pursue her dream of becoming a novelist.The real-life missing-person article that inspired Have You Seen Romit? and why shifting the story's focus from a father to a mother changed everything.How adoption, sibling resentment, and parental expectations, create the complicated challenge of loving your children equally.How Usha's search for her missing son becomes a journey of self-discovery, challenging patriarchal…
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