A story told in verse, Teething begins when Kochu, a young boy in Kerala, is caught kissing the neighbour's son. All hell breaks loose, ending in Kochu taking his own life.
It's written by Megha Rao. Published by HarperCollins India.
Years after the scandal, after discovering his suicide note, his oldest sister, Achu, sets out to uncover the mysteries of their dysfunctional family by putting pieces of their past back together. Along the way, she discovers things she never noticed - their mother's brokenness and obsession with the church, their father's disturbing secrecy inside the bedroom, and, of course, their own individual traumas that stopped time altogether.
Soon, Achu realises that none of them will ever truly grow up until they live their lives all over again, from the very beginning.
Definitely go and pick this book out if you are looking for something different and a heart touching read.
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