TELL ME HOW TO BE. by Neel Patel ‧ RELEASE DATE: Dec. 7, After his father’s death, Akash Amin returns home and struggles with secrets and sobriety. The debut novel by Patel, author of the acclaimed story collection If You See Me, Don’t Say Hi (), continues his exploration of Indian American characters who fight against stereotypes and the expectations of others. “Neel Patel’s compelling first novel tells a story that is sometimes funny, sometimes disturbing, and, by the end, deeply moving. Tell Me How to Be explores the high price of secrets, deceit, and regret and the redemptive power of speaking one’s truth. Patel’s short chapters, immensely readable prose, and talent for continually raising the stakes for his complicated characters kept me turning the pages late . Description. “Tell Me How to Be is daring, hilarious, poignant, and impossible to put down. Neel Patel is a fabulous storyteller!” —Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. From rising star Neel Patel (“refreshing defiant consistently surprising” --New York Times), a darkly funny and heartbreaking debut novel about an Indian-American family confronting the secrets between them.
On Sale Date: December 7, ISBN , Hardcover with dust jacket | pages From rising star Neel Patel ("consistently surprising" —New York Times), a darkly funny and emotionally wrought debut novel about an Indian-American family struggling with deeply buried secretsRenu Amin always seemed perfect: doting husband, beautiful house, healthy sons. Tell Me How to Be Neel Patel. Flatiron, $ (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. ARTICLES. Neel Patel's Homeward Bound Debut; OTHER BOOKS. If You See Me, Don't Say Hi. "Tell Me How to Be is daring, hilarious, poignant, and impossible to put down. Neel Patel is a fabulous storyteller!" Neel Patel is a fabulous storyteller!" —Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.
“Tell Me How to Be is daring, hilarious, poignant, and impossible to put down. Neel Patel is a fabulous storyteller!” —Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies From rising star Neel Patel (“refreshing defiant consistently surprising” — New York Times), a darkly funny and heartbreaking debut novel about an Indian-American family confronting the secrets between them. FORMAT - Paperback (ARC) Advance Reader Copy. Description. “Tell Me How to Be is daring, hilarious, poignant, and impossible to put down. Neel Patel is a fabulous storyteller!” —Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. From rising star Neel Patel (“refreshing defiant consistently surprising” --New York Times), a darkly funny and heartbreaking debut novel about an Indian-American family confronting the secrets between them.
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