Gowda, Shilpi Somaya: - Shilpi Somaya Gowda was born and raised in Toronto, Canada.
Her previous novels, Secret Daughter and The Golden Son became international bestsellers, selling over one million copies worldwide.
She holds an MBA from Stanford University and a Bachelors Degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a Morehead-Cain scholar.
She lives in California with her husband and children.
