01375nam a22002057a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020001800062040001200080082001000092100002500102245002200127260003400149300001100183520082200194650002001016942001101036952010301047999001901150OSt20260610160236.0260610b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9789394407404  cAACR-II  aSHE P  aShenoy, Preeti99098  aPlace called home  aGurugrambHarperCollinsc2022  a309 p.  aIn the windowless, cramped servant's room at Mrs Shetty's luxurious house, where her mother is a maid, Alka dreams of an escape. When Mrs Shetty decides to send her to the same school as her daughter, she works hard, moulding herself into a new avatar.

She marries Subbu, a coffee grower with a four-hundred-acre estate. Between taking care of her heritage home, her two young daughters and her fabulous relationship with her mother-in-law, Alka's life feels complete.

But when secrets about her past that she has fiercely guarded are exposed, they threaten to destroy her life. To protect all that she has, Alka must fight her demons and travel back to the world she worked so hard to leave behind.

A Place Called Home is a novel about secrets, family, and finding yourself, from bestselling author Preeti Shenoy.  aFiction 920234  2ddccB  00102ddc4070aLBSNAAbLBSNAAd2026-06-10g250.00l0oSHE Pp186225r2026-06-10w2026-06-10yBA  c361347d361347