The Unsung Heroine

About the Book

Meera is a young Nepali girl with dreams bigger than her imagination. She lives with her father, sisters, and an abusive stepmother. She has a thirst for knowledge, but she is deprived of education. Her life suddenly changes when she turns eighteen. Unable to pay the debt, her father give her away to their wicked relative. And thus she cannot even bid her last good-bye to her beloved friend Arpana. Her journey starts first as a mistress, a slave girl, then a naïve sex worker. She drowns in the whirlpool of gruesome situations, but her hope keeps her alive for a better tomorrow. It is a story about a girl who yet fallen into the darkest pit finds her own way to the light. The changes in her belief system and the precious gift that she receives from life in the form of a lovely daughter. She is the epitome of fearlessness and is a stoic. Despite going through so much hardships, she chooses to smile at her life in support of her chosen relatives.

About the Author

Anshu Chhetri is a student of English literature. She has recently graduated from Salesian College, India. She also enjoys writing short stories and poems. This is her first book, where she shares the heart rending tale of an innocent Nepali girl thrown into prostitution. She has given a powerful voice to a sex worker and her struggle.