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13-year-old Ved is a sweet, inquisitive boy living in a world where love must hide in plain sight. 
His adoptive father, Da, is his entire universe — fiercely loving, fiercely protective, and harbouring a secret that could destroy them both: he's gay at a time when Section 377 makes homosexuality a crime.
 
Set in an Indian metropolis in 2013, Da is a heartbreaking and tender story of a boy caught between devotion and fear, chronicling the everyday courage it takes to love someone the world refuses to accept.
 
About the Author
 
Arathi Menon is an author and a columnist based in London. She completed her MA in Creative Writing Prose Fiction from the University of East Anglia. Pan Macmillan, India published her first book, a memoir, Leaving Home With Half A Fridge. Mango, an imprint of DC Books, Kerala has published her middle grade mystery novel, A Thud In The Middle Of The Night, also published by Yali Books, New York, titled A Mystery at Lili Villa (‘a homage to small-town life in Kerala, India. … a sprightly, amusing read’ - Kirkus Review). She has been shortlisted for the FAB prize, Ivan Juritz prize, and selected for the Penguin Write Now longlist. She was also part of a group installation at Tate Modern.