num_pages: 192
description: The story of an Indian girl who imagines herself in Audrey Hepburn movies. Life outside her fantasies is harsh. Her father is an alcoholic, who beats his all-suffering wife, and her lazy brother has given up work. Our heroine's inner world begins to crumble when a marriage is arranged for her.
language: English
title: In Beautiful Disguises
titlecomplete: In Beautiful Disguises
genres: Fiction, India, Asian Literature, Asia
ratings_count: 183
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Guardian First Book Award
category: Longlist, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Betty Trask Award
publisher: Bloomsbury