{"title":"Nikkitha Bakshani","description":"Nikkitha Bakshani is an American writer based in London. Before getting an MA in Creative \u0026amp; Life Writing from Goldsmiths, she was an editor at New York-based publication Food52. She has also worked at the Paris Review, Departures, the Village Voice, and The Week. She's been a Contributing Editor to The Morning News since 2013. Her writing has appeared online at all the aforementioned publications as well as Eater, The Baffler, Vice, and more.","products":[{"product_id":"ghost-chilli-full-of-human-comedy-lucie-elven-paperback","title":"Ghost Chilli: Full of Human Comedy' (Lucie Elven) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF A COSMOPOLITAN BOOK AWARD FOR MOST RELATABLE READ 2024\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '\u003cb\u003eA rich coming-of-age story full of punchy and astute observations about everyday relationships\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eCOSMPOLITAN\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '\u003cb\u003eBy turns witty, compassionate, and toe-curling. An incredibly astute and propulsive writing of modern relationships, familial, platonic and romantic\u003c\/b\u003e' SUSANNAH DICKEY \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '\u003cb\u003eGhost Chilli is enjoyably bittersweet, a black comedy that conjures the turbulent twenties in all their isolation and shame\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA kaleidoscopically detailed novel of twenty-first century life, full of human comedy, which finds richness in the quotidian, ephemeral, and overlooked'\u003c\/b\u003e LUCIE ELVEN \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e '\u003cb\u003eExquisite, forensic and tender \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003cb\u003eThis book gently brûléed my heart\u003c\/b\u003e' DOREEN CUNNINGHAM \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Muskan has a great life: a creative job in the big city, supportive friends, and no trouble finding first dates. So what if her colleagues don't know she exists, or her friends won't stop lecturing her about the three-year 'situationship' she's in? It's not like she's starving. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But something is wrong, and while the people around her seem to have all the right words, nobody can articulate what they want from each other. As obstacles mount and the easy-going persona Muskan has built starts to crumble, she is forced to face a question that's been quietly burning at the back of her mind: Why did her family move to America so abruptly? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarm, funny, and sharply observed, \u003ci\u003eGhost Chilli\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about trying to find honest relationships in an isolating world, and the weight we unwittingly carry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A kaleidoscopically detailed novel of twenty-first century life, full of human comedy'\u003cb\u003e LUCIE ELVEN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Muskan has a good life: a creative job in the big city, supportive friends, no trouble finding first dates. Does it matter that her colleagues don't know she exists, or that her friends won't stop lecturing her about her three-year situationship? It's not like she's starving. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But something still seems wrong. As obstacles mount and Muskan's carefully crafted easy-going persona starts to crumble, she is forced to face a question that's been quietly burning at the back of her mind: Why did her family move to America so abruptly? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Warm, funny, and sharply observed, \u003ci\u003eGhost Chilli\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about trying to find honest relationships in an isolating world, and the weight we unwittingly carry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A rich coming-of-age story full of punchy and astute' \u003ci\u003eCOSMPOLITAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Most Relatable Read Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'By turns witty, compassionate, and toe-curling. An incredibly astute and propulsive writing of modern relationships, familial, platonic and romantic' \u003cb\u003eSUSANNAH DICKEY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Exquisite, forensic and tender . . . This book gently br?l?ed my heart'\u003cb\u003e DOREEN CUNNINGHAM\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102508290271,"sku":"9780349727493","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/qHEmLhdyoH9780349727493.webp?v=1781083389"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/nikkitha-bakshani.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}