Anjali Giri

Anjali Giri writes contemporary Indian romance about women who refuse to become smaller simply because the world finds them easier to understand that way.

Her fiction explores love, sexuality, family, ambition and the complicated territory between private desire and public expectation. She is particularly interested in women who are comfortable inhabiting their own bodies, making imperfect choices, wanting things openly and discovering that independence does not require emotional isolation.

Her stories often examine the ways women are judged for their sexuality, appearance and romantic histories, as well as the consequences of slut-shaming, violations of privacy and the increasingly blurred boundary between a person’s intimate life and the digital world. At the same time, her work resists easy divisions between good women and bad men. She prefers flawed people, complicated families and relationships in which love requires listening, accountability and the willingness to change.

A Suitable Prince introduces Koel Banerjee, a Delhi radio jockey whose outspoken public life, unruly family and growing relationship with Rajveer Singh Rathore force her to confront questions of trust, reputation, desire and what it means to remain fully herself while falling in love.

Anjali Giri writes for readers who enjoy romance with humour, sensuality, strong women, complicated men and families incapable of minding their own business.

Readers can keep in touch with Anjali Giri on Instagram at @anjaligiriwrite, by email at anjaligiriwrites@gmail.com, or through Iron Gate Publishing at irongatepublishing.com.