Spotlight of I Wish We Weren't Related by Radhika Sanghani

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I WISH WE WEREN'T RELATED

RADHIKA SANGHANI

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ALL INFORMATION IN THIS POST IS COURTESY OF TARA O'CONNOR | SENIOR PUBLICIST | BERKLEY, AN IMPRINT OF PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE.

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Author Radhika Sanghani pens relatable, laugh-out-loud hilarious stories about modern women striving to do their best each day, and searching for self-love.

 

I WISH WE WEREN’T RELATED finds 30-something Reeva Mehta at an unexpected family reunion, where she must learn to accept both herself and her perfectly imperfect relatives.

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July 11, 2023

Berkley Trade Paperback Original

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PRAISE FOR I WISH WE WEREN’T RELATED:

 

"Hilariously funny, totally heartfelt and completely original – a perfect comedy about family, sisterhood and self-discovery. I learned so much about Hindu culture and really related to the stresses of dealing with difficult friendships, family drama and alopecia to boot. Radhika Sangani is a huge talent!" —Laura Price, author of Single Bald Female

"A heartwarming novel about families and how to survive them."—Sheila O’Flanagan, author of What Eden Did Next

“If you thought the Kardashians were dramatic, wait until you meet the Mehta sisters. … With her signature wit and relatable characters, Sanghani delivers dramatic hijinks mixed with relevant themes (family dysfunction, anxiety) and charm.” —Booklist

"A glorious warm hug of a book!" —Harriet Minter, author of Working From Home

**PRAISE TAKEN FROM THE BOOK'S AMAZON PAGE** 

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ABOUT I WISH WE WEREN’T RELATED:

After a shocking phone call from her mother, Reeva Mehta’s life starts to sound like the plot of a Bollywood drama: the father who she thought had died thirty years ago has been alive this whole time. 

Only now he actually is dead. And her mother has been lying to her about his whereabouts for most of her adult life. Worse? 

Her father’s dying wish was for Reeva and her sisters, Sita and Jaya, to attend his funeral prayers. Which means spending a fortnight together… at his house…surrounded by relatives they never knew existed…and each other.

Reeva is less than thrilled to be passing two whole weeks with her sisters – especially after picture-perfect social media influencer Jaya stole the love of Reeva’s life and is currently dating him. 

And Sita, the successful, married mom of Reeva’s adorable twin nieces, took Jaya’s side. Reeva has enough going on right now. 

Her job as a divorce lawyer isn’t exactly a walk in the park, and she can’t decide if her new relationship is something that she wants to last. Oh, and stress-induced alopecia is causing her hair to fall out.

It’s the family reunion that Reeva never wanted… but as her relationships with her sisters have grown increasingly strained, her stressful job has resulted in her own health issues, and she’s struggling in the aftermath of a grueling breakup, maybe it’s exactly what she needs to set her life on a better path.

I WISH WE WEREN’T RELATED can be described as Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Netflix’s Never Have I Ever (if Devi were a few years older!). Sanghani is a British Indian journalist whose fiction is funny, smart, relatable, and could not be more entertaining. 

 

In addition to being an author, Sanghani is also a body positive campaigner, and founded the #SideProfileSelfie movement to celebrate big noses. I WISH WE WEREN’T RELATED is her fourth novel.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Radhika Sanghani is an award-winning features journalist, an influential body positivity campaigner and a 2020 BBC Writers Room graduate. 

Her latest novel 30 Things I Love About Myself - a warm-hearted story about a woman trying to find 30 things she loves about herself after hitting rock bottom - is out in January 2022. 

She has previously written two YA novels: Virgin and Not That Easy.

Radhika writes regularly for the Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Elle, Guardian, Grazia, Glamour and Cosmopolitan; was recently featured in Italian Vogue as well BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour and is a regular guest on Sky News and Good Morning Britain. 

She is also a TedX speaker on body positivity, a yoga teacher and runs a charity initiative with AgeUK fighting loneliness in older women.

You can find her on Instagram and Twitter on @radhikasanghani

**AUTHOR INFORMATION AND PHOTO TAKEN FROM AUTHOR'S AMAZON PAGE**

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