debut novel Western Lane

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Western Lane is the acclaimed debut novel by Chetna Maroo, a spare and emotionally resonant coming-of-age story centered on a young squash player navigating grief and family tensions.

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instanceOf coming-of-age novel
debut novel
novel
author Chetna Maroo
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception acclaimed
firstPublicationFormat print
genre coming-of-age fiction
literary fiction
hasDebutStatusForAuthor Chetna Maroo
hasISBN 9780374604162
language English
longlistedFor Booker Prize
surface form: 2023 Booker Prize
mainCharacter Gopi
narrativePerspective first-person narration
notableFor exploration of grief in adolescence
portrayal of sport as emotional outlet
pageCountApproximate 160
protagonistOccupationOrRole young squash player
publicationYear 2023
publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Picador
setting United Kingdom
squash courts
shortlistedFor Booker Prize
surface form: 2023 Booker Prize
style emotionally resonant
spare prose
theme family relationships
grief
immigrant experience
sibling dynamics

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Chetna Maroo notableFor debut novel Western Lane