Incense and Sensibility

Author: Sonali Dev

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks

Publication Date: July 6, 2021

Types of Queerness: Family, Social Class, and Race

Summary: 

Yash Raje, California’s first serious Indian gubernatorial candidate, has always known exactly what he wants—and how to use his privileged background to get it. He attributes his success to a simple mantra: control your feelings and you can control the world.

But when a hate-fueled incident at a rally critically injures his friend, Yash’s easy life suddenly feels like a lie, his control an illusion. When he tries to get back on the campaign trail, he blacks out with panic.

Desperate to keep Yash’s condition from leaking to the media, his family turns to the one person they trust—his sister’s best friend, India Dashwood, California’s foremost stress management coach. It is queer in the sense that Yash's race sets him apart from other characters and the situation he's in during the novel.

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