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Episode 167: Vijaya Bodach on her novel Bound (May 7, 2025)
In this episode of The Catholic Bookworm, Kiki Latimer interviews Vijaya Bodach on her novel Bound.Set in Pullman, WA, home of Washington State University (Go Cougs!) BOUND is a stunning debut novel that's perfect for fans of Sara Zarr and Francisco Stork. Seventeen-year-old Rebecca Joshi, an adopted girl from India, burn survivor, and primary caretaker of her intellectually disabled sister, Joy, has one dream—to be a physician. Her traditional Indian father relies upon Rebecca to care for Joy while he buries himself in work to drown his grief over his wife’s death. Leaving home is the only…
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