Synopsis
On October 31, 1984, Indira Gandhi is gunned down by two Sikh bodyguards. The murder sparks riots in New Delhi and for three days Sikh men are targeted and killed in retribution for the prime minister’s death. It is into this chaos that fifteenyear- old Maya and her Sikh father, Amar, arrive from their home in Canada. India’s political instability is the backdrop and catalyst for Maya’s awakening to the world. Karma is the story of how she straddles two cultures, endures personal loss, and ultimately learns forgiveness, acceptance, and love.
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About the Author
CATHY OSTLERE writes creative nonfiction, drama, and YA fiction. Her first book, the memoir, Lost (2008), was shortlisted for the 2009 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. Her second book, Karma (2011), a novel-in-verse, was critically praised and won numerous distinctions in the U.S. and Canada including the R. Ross Annett Children's Award, Booklist Editor's Choice and shortlisted for the 2012 Canadian Library Association's YA Book Award. Her drama, Lost: A Memoir (2011), co-written with Dennis Garnhum, was a 2012 Governor General's Literary Award finalist. Karma has been published in India and will be translated into Russian. Ms. Ostlere is the Past President of the Creative Nonfiction Collective.
From the Back Cover
An impossible first love, a girl caught between two worlds, and a country on the verge of chaos.
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