Writing the Booker Prize-shortlisted Burnt Sugar

<p>Avni Doshi’s Booker Prize-shortlisted debut novel, <em>Burnt Sugar</em>, follows an artist in Pune, India, whose mother suddenly gets diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The revelation unravels difficult family histories, uncovering the secrets binding mother and daughter. Avni joins the <em>Prospect </em>Interview to discuss writing the novel—and why it took seven years—and what it’s been like living through the Booker Prize media blitz.&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>