96 Words for Love - by Rachel Roy & Ava Dash (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> While exploring her grandmother's past at an ashram in India with her cousin Anandi, 17-year-old Raya finds herself and, perhaps, true love in this modern retelling of the classic Indian legend of Dushyanta and Shakuntala. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <b>A modern retelling of a romantic Indian legend, <i>96 Words for Love</i> is a star-crossed love story perfect for fans of <i>The Sun is Also a Star </i>and <i>When Dimple Met Rishi</i>.</b><br>Ever since her acceptance to UCLA, 17-year-old Raya Liston has been quietly freaking out. She feels simultaneously lost and trapped by a future already mapped out for her. <p/>Then her beloved grandmother dies, and Raya jumps at the chance to spend her last free summer at the ashram in India where her grandmother met and fell in love with her grandfather. Raya hopes to find her center and her true path. But she didn't expect to fall in love... with a country of beautiful contradictions, her fiercely loyal cousin, a local girl with a passion for reading, and a boy who teaches her that in Sanskrit, there are 96 different ways to say the word love. <p/><b>This book is a feast for your soul. --Deepak Chopra</b> <p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br> <b>Praise for <i>96 Words for Love</i>: </b><br><b>A Junior Library Guild pick</b><b>A <i>Girls Life</i> Chloe's Book Club pick</b> </br></br>*Raya's candor and self-reflection infuse the narration with the perfect balance of insight and momentum. A beautifully crafted, truly feminist coming-of-age story featuring nuanced characters in a unique setting.--<i><b>Kirkus Reviews, starred review</b></i> </br></br>A majestic coming of age story about family, first love, and self-discovery....From the moment Raya boards a train into the Himalayas, <i>96 Words for Love</i> will completely sweep you away.--<i><b>Sara Saedi, author of Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card and The Never Ever series</b></i> </br></br>A universal love story as fresh, vibrant and stunning as the back drop of India it is set in. I loved the message, the journey and the self discovery at the root of this epic love story.--<i><b>Kim Kardashian West</b></i> </br></br>A witty, warm, compelling coming of age story from my friend, fashion superstar Rachel Roy and her daughter Ava. <i>96 Words for Love</i> is a story that will capture your heart and leave you feeling empowered to go after your dreams.--<i><b>Brian Grazer, Oscar-winning producer of Empire, Friday Night Lights, Arrested Development</b></i> </br></br>Appealing, funny, and authentic.--<i><b>Donna Scanlon</b></i> </br></br>This book is a feast for your soul. How our inner lives and yearnings govern the adventure we call life is part of every lore in every tradition. This story by Rachel and Ava will energize you and fill you with the longing of a love that stirs within us as a spark that can turn into a raging fire and without which life stays barren and dry.--<i><b>Deepak Chopra MD</b></i> </br></br>With heart and hope, 96 <i>Words for Love</i> is a vivid story of one girl's mission to unravel the forty-year-old mystery of her grandmother's past at an ashram. Roy and Dash have written a beautifully crafted homage to Bharat (India) and expertly explore the meaning of cultural identity, love and the lengths we'll go to find truth in our lives. A must-read! ---<i><b>Nisha Sharma, author of My So-Called Bollywood Life</b></i> <p/><br></br><p><b> About The Author </b></p></br></br> Rachel Roy is the daughter of an Indian immigrant father and Dutch mother. She is mother to Tallulah and Ava. Rachel is the founder & creative director of her eponymous brand and a tireless activist for using your voice to cultivate change in the world and to design the life you wish to live. Rachel founded Kindness Is Always Fashionable, an entrepreneurial philanthropic platform to help women artisans around the world create sustainable income for their families and communities. In 2018 Rachel was named a United Nations Women Champion for Innovation, and works for the UN advocating gender equality and other critical women's issues. In 2015, Rachel published, Design Your Life. <br>Ava Dash is the daughter of fashion designer Rachel Roy. She attends college, works and lives in Los Angeles. Ava works with young adults that have aged out of the foster care system as well as former sex trafficked girls in India. Inspired from her travels with her mother, Ava hopes to start a give back business that provides critical resources to educate and empower the girls she has met on her travels to India.
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