On this week’s 51%, we speak with author Nanda Reddy about her new novel A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl. An exploration of identity and the immigrant experience, A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl follows Maya, an Indo-Guyanese woman, as she confronts the many versions of herself, she had to create in order to escape her traumatic youth and survive as an undocumented immigrant in the U.S. Our associate producer Madeleine Reynolds also speaks with the directors behind RESPECT: This One’s for the Girls, a new musical making its debut in New York’s Hudson Valley.
Guests: Nanda Reddy, author of A Girl Within a Girl Within a Girl; Ann Citron, Ovi Vargas, and Dr. Dorothy Marcic, directors and playwright of RESPECT: This One's for the Girls
This episode touches on domestic violence and sexual abuse. If you or someone you love has been impacted, please know help is available. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE, while the National Human Trafficking Hotline is 1-888-373-7888.
51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio in Albany, New York. Jesse King is our producer and host. Our associate producer is Madeleine Reynolds, and our theme is "Lolita" by the Albany-based artist Girl Blue. This episode also contains a track called "Nights Like This" by Beat Mekanik.
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