One Small Voice

Epic in scope and yet composed of intimate moments ... One Small Voice will be one of the best debuts this year * Guardian * [A] diverse, original take on contemporary India ... [A] hugely engaging novel written with verve, intelligence and compassion * Irish Times * [A] beautiful coming-of-age novel * Observer, Meet the 10 Best Debut Novelists for 2023 * An intoxicating portrait of modern India, riven with internal political and cultural tensions, caught precariously between its colonial past and its ruthlessly modernising future ... Terrific * Daily Mail * Epic ... Guided by an intimate trajectory... Bhattacharya is a vivid and humane storyteller with a talent for encapsulating the social in the personal * Sydney Morning Herald * A joy to read, a full universe of feeling, an effortless page-turner by a born storyteller * Max Porter * Devastating and intimate, and political and radical all at the same time. Bhattacharya's storytelling talents are limitless * Nikesh Shukla * Exceptional ... Bhattacharya gives us India in all its messy glory ... Heartbreaking and yet so full of hope * Melody Razak, author of Moth * Bhattacharya has the enviable ability of creating a cast of characters that feel as real as any person I've met. His effortless writing sings on the page * Kasim Ali, author of Good Intentions * Whilst the plot turns on our capacity for cruelty, Bhattacharya's book brims with compassion. A novel about the complexities of adulthood, and the shame we all carry, that is both fearless and kind * Clare Pollard, author of Delphi * Thrilling ... Bhattacharya writes beautifully about friendship, family and the devastating consequences of secrecy and shame in a narrative that powerfully evokes the complexities of coming of age in modern India * Ben Fergusson, author of Tales from the Fatherland * Emotional and bold ... A rare voice that rewards us with hope and recognition * Tice Cin, author of Keeping the House *