Aclaimed Author Sonora Jha Returns to Eagle Harbor Book Co. to Celebrate the USA Release of her First Book, "Foreign"

Name: Aclaimed Author Sonora Jha Returns to Eagle Harbor Book Co. to Celebrate the USA Release of her First Book, "Foreign"
Start: 2026-10-27T18:30:00-07:00
Location: Eagle Harbor Book Co.

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 6:30 PM
Eagle Harbor Book Co. · 157 Winslow Way East, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 · Bainbridge Island
Author: Sonora Jha
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Sonora Jha has long been a favorite with Eagle Harbor Book Co. readers, and we're delighted to welcome her back to celebrate the U.S. release of her powerful new novel, Foreign. A moving and timely story of family, identity, and belonging, Foreign follows Katya Misra, a Seattle academic whose carefully ordered life is upended when her teenage son runs away to India in search of the father he has never known. Determined to bring him home, Katya returns to the country she left behind, only to find herself drawn into the lives of a farming family confronting debt, drought, and impossible choices. As their stories become intertwined, Foreign asks urgent questions about home, responsibility, and the ties that connect us across borders and cultures. Praised by Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai as "an exceptionally sharp and empathetic" novel and by bestselling author Karen Russell as "a superb, lifeward story," Foreign is a deeply compassionate exploration of contemporary India and the global forces shaping our lives. Sonora Jha is the award-winning author of The Laughter, Intemperance, Foreign, and the memoir How to Raise a Feminist Son. A former journalist in India and Singapore, her work has appeared in The New York Times, on the BBC, and in numerous literary anthologies. She is the Loyola Endowed Professor at Seattle University and lives in Seattle. Join us for an evening with one of the Pacific Northwest's most insightful literary voices as she discusses her remarkable new novel. Your RSVP is appreciated.