The Girl and the Goddess, Nikita Gill
The Girl and the Goddess, Nikita Gill
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The Girl and the Goddess
Stories and Poems of Divine Wisdom

Author: Nikita Gill

Narrator: Nikita Gill

Unabridged: 6 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/29/2020


Synopsis

Bestselling poet, writer, and Instagram sensation Nikita Gill returns with an innovative novel in verse, exploring Hindu mythology and legend.

Let her be a little less human, a little more divine
Give her heart armor so it doesn't break as easily as mine

Meet Paro. A girl with a strong will, a full heart, and much to learn. Born into a family reeling from the ruptures of Partition in India, we follow her as she crosses the precarious lines between childhood, teenage discovery, and realizing her adult self. In the process, Paro must confront fear, desire and the darkest parts of herself in the search for meaning and, ultimately, empowerment.

Nikita Gill's vivid poetry and beautiful illustrations have captured hearts and imaginations--but in The Girl and the Goddess, she offers us her most personal and deeply felt writing to date: an intimate coming-of-age story told in linked poems that offers a look into the Hindu mythology and rich cultural influences that helped her become the woman she is today.

About The Author

Nikita Gill is a British-Indian writer and poet living in the south of England. With a huge online following, her words have entranced hearts and minds all over the world.


Reviews

Wow, this book blew me away. It took me a while to realize this wasn't a collection of poems about the author herself but a novel in verse. Once I realized that though, I was sucked into Paro's story of growing up in war torn Kashmir, then Delhi, before her move to London where she could truly be fr......more

Got lucky enough to have this masterpiece in the middle of a festival of goddesses! This was my first Gill, and I’m thoroughly impressed. More than poetry, it was more like a verse novel. You follow Paro, a Kashmiri girl, from her childhood to womanhood who is taught the ways of life by gods and godd......more


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Praise for
The Girl and the Goddess
"If you're not already familiar with Gill, you should be. The British-Indian writer has been called 'the voice of the generation'--and with 441,000-and-counting followers on Instagram alone, she just might be." —Bustle

"Strikingly relatable... [Nikita Gill is] one of the most celebrated poets of this generation." —Marie Claire

"Fans of Rupi Kaur will almost definitely love Nikita Gill's empowering poems. Gill is especially interested in exploring emotions, and the beautiful but sometimes painful marks that important people leave on your life." —Refinery29

The Girl and The Goddess
is a magical and mythical story that reminds us to awaken and reclaim the goddess within ourselves.” —readpoetry.com