"A beautifully written short story collection that charts the lives of racialized women as they navigate their relationships, aspirations, memory and expectations."

An Astonishment of Stars

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Hi, I’m Kirti Bhadresa, an author living in inner city Calgary, Alberta, on Treaty 7 Territory.

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