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Grand Central, 2025<\/p>\n
*A Lilly Library Book Club Selection\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n *One of People’s Best Books of April\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n *A Readerly Best Book of April<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n A compulsively readable story of mistaken identity set within high society New York and the sacrifices made to keep up appearances, \u201cas lively and refreshing as a chilled glass of champagne.\u201d (Kirstin Chen)<\/p>\n Somewhere in New York City, Lata Murthy knows there is another person with her name living a much more interesting life. That’s because Lata often receives the other Lata’s emails: invites to Hampton soirees,\u00a0fundraising appeals from the New York City Ballet and reminders about sample sales at Soho boutiques.. Lata’s own life\u2014working in digital content, watching Food Network marathons, spending recklessly on clothes she can’t afford\u2014feels pathetic in comparison. So, one day she decides to take\u00a0on this other Lata’s identity and jumps headfirst into the glamorous New York lifestyle … but not without consequences.<\/p>\n At first, it all feels like a fairy tale. Lata learns that the invites were meant for a Mumbai socialite who shares her name, and finds a way to step into the woman’s shoes. In doing so, all of Lata’s NYC dreams come true: she gets a higher-paying job, moves into a chic Chelsea apartment and is embraced by an elite friend group that includes\u00a0Rajeev, an up-and-coming fashion designer intent on making a splash at New York Fashion Week.<\/p>\n But Lata doesn’t just catch the attention of the handsome fashion designer\u2014she also incurs the wrath of the mysterious woman she is impersonating. And this Other Lata wants Lata to pay…but in the oddest of ways. Other Lata’s blackmail seems designed to humiliate Lata in front of her wealthy new circle, and Lata has no choice but to submit to her demands if she doesn’t want to lose her new friends and lifestyle.<\/p>\n Despite Other Lata’s machinations, Lata and Rajeev’s romance finds ways to blossom. But when Other Lata’s demands change from mischievous\u00a0to illegal, Lata must find a way to extricate herself from Other Lata’s control once and\u00a0for all.<\/p>\n Ramisetti\u2019s novel is part fairytale, part horror story, deftly weaving a tale of two Latas and their desperation for relevancy. Lata is a flawed yet determined heroine, reminiscent of Sophie Kinsella\u2019s Rebecca Bloomwood or Alexis Rose from Schitt\u2019s Creek, and readers will be eager to unravel the mystery of the Other Lata and discover the underbelly of her socialite circles.\u00a0A fun high-society thriller..\u00a0 — KIRKUS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0“A fun, wild ride.”<\/em>— BOOKLIST\u00a0<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n B&N<\/a><\/p>\n Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_team_member admin_label=”Person” name=”ADVIKA AND THE HOLLYWOOD WIVES ” image_url=”http:\/\/andreasomberg.com\/aslitagent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AdvikaandtheHollywoodWives.jpg” animation=”off” background_layout=”light” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Grand Central\/Hachette, 2023<\/p>\n *A Cosmopolitan Best Book of the Year\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n *A Book of the Month Club Pick<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n *An Apple Best Book of the Month<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n A\u00a0<\/span>page-turning\u00a0<\/span>tale of\u00a0<\/span>marriage<\/span>, scandal, and fame, perfect for readers of Taylor Jenkins Reid: \u201cThe glitz and underlying darkness of Hollywood make for a setting as complex and compelling as Ramisetti’s characters . . . rings with insight\u2014and with heart\u201d (Meena Harris, #1\u00a0<\/span>New York Times<\/span>\u00a0bestselling author).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n At age 26, Advika Srinivasan considers herself a failed screenwriter. To pay the bills and keep her mind off of the recent death of her twin sister, she\u2019s taken to bartending A-list events, including the\u00a02015\u00a0Governors Ball, the official afterparty of the Oscars. There, in a cinematic dream come true, she meets the legendary Julian Zelding\u2014a film producer as handsome as Paul Newman and ten times as powerful\u2014fresh off his fifth best picture win. Despite their 41-year age difference, Advika falls helplessly under his spell, and their evening flirtation ignites into a whirlwind courtship and elopement. Advika is enthralled by Julian\u2019s charm and luxurious lifestyle, but while Julian loves to talk about his famous friends and achievements, he smoothly changes the subject whenever his previous relationships come up. Then, a month into their marriage, Julian\u2019s first wife\u2014the famous actress\u00a0Evie\u00a0Lockhart\u2014dies, and\u00a0a tabloid\u00a0reports a shocking stipulation in her will. A single film reel and $1,000,000 will be bequeathed to \u201cJulian\u2019s latest child bride\u201d on one condition: Advika must divorce him first.<\/p>\n Shaken out of her love fog and still-simmering grief\u00a0over\u00a0the loss of her sister\u2014and uneasy about Julian\u2019s sudden, inexplicable urge to start a family\u2014Advika decides to investigate him through the eyes and experiences of his exes. From reading his first wife\u2019s biography, to listening to his second wife\u2019s confessional albums, to watching his third wife\u2019s\u00a0Real Housewives<\/span>-esque reality show, Advika starts to realize how little she knows about her husband.\u00a0Realizing she rushed into the marriage for all the wrong reasons, Advika uses the info gleaned from the lives of her husband\u2019s exes to concoct a plan to extricate herself from Julian once and for all.<\/p>\n Ramisetti excels at holding back just enough to keep you furiously turning the pages looking for answers in this mystery-meets-romance.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0— BuzzFeed<\/p>\n I could not put this book down. Advika is the kind\u00a0of heroine we’ve all been waiting for: readers will laugh with her and cheer her on as she opens our eyes to the truths of grief and sisterhood, of friendship and love, of ambition and fame. Kirthana Ramisetti has a rare gift for penning page-turners full of wisdom, nuance, and depth, and I know I am not alone in saying that I will read any book she writes.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0—\u00a0 Qian Julie Wang, NY-Times bestselling author of\u00a0Beautiful Country<\/p>\n “Nails the Hollywood milieu and offers an incisive portrait of Julian, a powerful man who feels compelled to control the women in his life. This is a winner.”\u2015Publishers Weekly<\/span><\/p>\n “Part love story, part thriller, this novel will appeal to fans of Hollywood and May-December romance.”\u2015Kirkus<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cA compelling portrait of a young woman fighting erasure, learning to accept help from her friends, and coming into her own.\u201d\u2015Booklist<\/span><\/p>\n “A\u00a0disturbing twist on the classic Cinderella tale . . .\u00a0Juicy, propulsive and insightful.”\u2015Parade magazine<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bookshop.org<\/a><\/p>\n B&N<\/a><\/p>\n Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” padding_mobile=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_team_member admin_label=”Person” name=”DAVA SHASTRI’S LAST DAY ” image_url=”http:\/\/andreasomberg.com\/aslitagent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DavaShastrisLastDay-PB.jpg” animation=”off” background_layout=”light” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Grand Central\/Hachette, 2021<\/p>\n *Series In Development with HBO MAX<\/strong><\/p>\n *A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK<\/b><\/p>\n *B&N Paperback Selection of the Month\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n *MOST ANTICIPATED\u00a0IN FALL 2021\u00a0by\u00a0TIME,\u00a0The Washington Post,\u00a0Bustle,<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Goodreads<\/b>,\u00a0<\/i><\/b>and\u00a0<\/b>Debutiful<\/b><\/p>\n *An IndieNext Selection<\/strong><\/p>\n *Long-listed for The Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n *A Publishers Lunch Buzz Book 2021\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n *A Publishers Weekly Notable Book for Fall 2021\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n In this thought-provoking and entertaining debut novel about of a multicultural family, a dying billionaire matriarch leaks news of her death early so she can examine her legacy<\/b>\u2014<\/b>a decision that horrifies her children and inadvertently exposes secrets she has spent a lifetime keeping.<\/b><\/p>\n Dava Shastri, one of the world’s wealthiest women, has always lived with her sterling reputation in mind. A brain cancer diagnosis\u00a0at the age of seventy, however, changes everything, as she decides to take her death\u2014like all matters of her life\u2014into her own hands.<\/p>\n Summoning her four adult children to her private island, she discloses shocking news: in addition to having a terminal illness, she has arranged for the news of her death to break early, so she can read her obituaries.<\/p>\n As someone who dedicated her life to the arts and the empowerment of women, Dava expects to read articles lauding her philanthropic work. Instead, her “death” reveals two devastating secrets, truths she thought she had buried forever.<\/p>\n And now the whole world knows, including her children.<\/p>\n In the time she has left, Dava must come to terms with the decisions that have\u00a0led to this moment\u2014and make peace with those closest to her before it’s too late.\u00a0Compassionately written and chock-full of humor and heart, this powerful novel examines public versus private legacy, the complexities of love, and the never-ending joys\u2014and frustrations\u2014of family.<\/p>\n “A rich portrait of a family facing their powerful matriarch’s death, Dava Shastri’s Last Day<\/span> is full of music, magnetism, and familial obligation. If\u00a0Succession\u00a0<\/span>were about a multicultural family who actually loved each other, it might look like this.”\u2015Emma Straub, Author of All Adults Here<\/span><\/p>\n “Ramisetti draws nuanced characters who are introspective and entertaining.”\u2015Kirkus<\/span><\/p>\n
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