The Spectacular Miss, Sonia Bahl
The Spectacular Miss, Sonia Bahl
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The Spectacular Miss

Author: Sonia Bahl

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 7 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/27/2022

Synopsis

I learned that I am, despite my early years spent as a swaggering boy, at heart just a middle-class, hardworking, risk-averse, uncreative, straitlaced, routine-obsessed conformist. In case I forgot to mention it, I’m also prudish to the point of being puritanical.But at eight, Nira had only one overpowering wish—to pee standing up like a boy. In fact, to be a boy.Join Nira as she steps into her brother’s clothes and becomes the self-appointed Al Capone-esque gang leader of the neighborhood boys. Her oddball yet madly loving family shapes her personality, and a poignant relationship with her brother’s best friend shapes her life.She uses uninhibited candor to detail her coming-of-age journey from Calcutta to London, from tomboy to reluctant woman-in-progress … always trying to fit in, but always failing. She’s a-laugh-a-minute, and yet she breaks your heart with her subconscious, percussive yearning for the one person who is always too old, too far, too married to be hers.

About Sonia Bahl

Sonia Bahl was born and raised in Kolkata, India, and has lived and worked in Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Jakarta, Miami, Brussels, Johannesburg, and Singapore. With home being everywhere and nowhere, her belief in the power of the moment became a religion. Sonia writes and re-writes in Singapore, where she lives with her menagerie: gorgeous itinerant daughter, honorary proofreader husband, and her made-for-the-movies golden retriever, Ari Gold.

About Soneela Nankani

Soneela Nankani is an award-winning narrator with over three hundred titles in many different genres including Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, and Nonfiction. She has garnered sixteen Earphones Awards, nominations for Audie and SOVAS awards, and was recently awarded AudioFile magazine’s Golden Voice Lifetime Achievement Honor. Her audiobooks have been featured in Best Audiobooks lists by AudioFile magazine and the Washington Post, among others. In her spare time, she loves to read (yes, really), learn languages, try new recipes, and travel. She lives in the DC area with her husband and two mischievous daughters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pankaj on February 20, 2017

I always follow Fingerprint Publishers—one of my favorite publishers—to discover new reads. And a few months back, I came to know about this book. The reviews were enticing, so I gave it a shot. Meanwhile, I even met the author on Twitter. She was polite and down to earth, which I liked. Two pages in......more

Goodreads review by Sunidhi on March 14, 2016

The Spectacular Miss is nothing short of amazing. Fantastic characters-I still can't get over the protagonists and their tender chemistry. I loved how the book has humour and how despite being a romance-themed book, it's perfectly balanced. That's the thing about it. It's has humour, love, heartbrea......more

Goodreads review by Shveta on September 28, 2020

The Spectacular Miss Sonia Bahl How I remember my childhood memories ...all had me dressed up in my elder brother’s oversized pants and flowing shirts.. playing cricket with big boys in my mohalla( mostly as a spectator or try-ball girl) , calling names after a fight and avoiding barbies and kitchen-k......more

Goodreads review by Brianna on January 13, 2018

Original post on [URL not allowed] Review: The Spectacular Miss is an incredible charming story that follows a young girl through her adventures of wanting to not only fit in with her older brother and his neighborhood gang, but to actually be a boy. From the first chapter, I w......more

Goodreads review by Sahar on May 02, 2016

Enjoyable. Pacy. Sweet. I read this book as soon as it was out! And once I started,it was a matter of pacing myself so I didn't finish it too soon. But, too soon it did finish. The language was just delicious. The read was cinematic. The energy was irresistible. And so indulgently relatable! The Spe......more

Quotes

“Gripping and hilarious.” Hindustan Times

“A funny, surprising, all-around delightful novel that heralds a fine new literary talent in India.” Los Angeles Times

“Sonia Bahl writes with a spring in her style, a whistle in her words…A book that smiles at you. Wistfully.” Swapan Seth, author of This is All I Have to Say

“A spectacular coming-of-age story…Spunky, funny, and will surely tug at your heart.” Vikas Bahl, award-winning director

“Madcap energy that leaps off the page, and a flair for the language that is irresistible…What a treat this is.” Akshat Verma, award-winning screenwriter

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