The First House reads like something out of mythology - clever, insightful, laced with a surreal and sinister magic. And the narrator knows exactly which loose threads to pull. Avni Doshi is a writer who understands what tethers us to those we love
Katie Yee, author of 'Maggie'
About Avni Doshi
Avni Doshi was born in New Jersey in 1982 and is currently based in Dubai. She won the Tibor Jones South Asia Prize in 2013 and a Charles Pick Fellowship at the University of East Anglia in 2014. Her debut novel, Burnt Sugar, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2020. The novel is published in India as Girl in White Cotton, where it won the Sushila Devi Award 2021.