The Gift

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Five British Asian writers take folktales or traditional stories and rework them in contemporary settings. Episode 5: The Gift by Susmita Bhattacharya. When they discover she is carrying the golden egg that means she can only bear sons, Mira’s parents sense lucrative opportunities. Susmita Bhattacharya was born in Mumbai. Her first novel, The Normal State Of Mind, was published in 2015. Her collection of stories, Table Manners, was published in 2018. Writer: Susmita Bhattacharya Reader: Aysha Kala Producer: Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4