“Mallick offers an impressively realistic depiction of a woman caught between tradition, family, and her own sense of empowerment.” ~ Kirkus Reviews
“The Black-Marketer’s Daughter is a key-hole look at a few things: a mismatched marriage, the plight of immigrants in the U.S., the emotional toll of culture shock, and the brutal way Muslim women are treated, especially by men within their own community. Titling it—defining the heroine by her relationship to a man rather than as a woman in her own right—suggests how deeply ingrained that inequality can be.” ~ IndieReader Reviews
“The Black-Marketer’s Daughter is the portrait of a woman who endures violence, intimidation, xenophobia and grief, and yet refuses to be called a victim. In this slender novel, Suman Mallick deftly navigates the funhouse maze of immigrant life in contemporary America—around each corner the possibility of a delight, a terror, or a distorted reflection of oneself.” ~ Matthew Valentine, Winner, Montana Prize for Fiction; Lecturer, University of Texas at Austin
Scrapbook Page: The Black-Marketer’s Daughter
1: Campion Trail, Irving, which makes several appearances on The Black-Marketer’s Daughter, on an ice-cold and rainy day.
2: Trinity overlook at Spring Trail Park
3: The author’s workspace in the MFA Lounge at Portland State University, where most of the novel was written.
4: The view outside on a lustrous spring afternoon.
5: The art studio overlooking a library lounge where a lot of writing and editing also took place
6: During a weekend trip to the Oregon coast, the view from a walk to clear the head after writing
7: Early summer morning, Sunriver, Oregon, on a trip to celebrate the completion of novel
8: A little poem (not author’s) on the board to keep him company part of the way.
9: 6YO Daughter’s design of the novel cover (working title – Apples and Knives)
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