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Vidya Madabushi
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Vidya Madabushi

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Vidya Madabushi is an Indian writer living in Sydney. She has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Sydney, and her first novel, Bystanders, was published in India in 2015. Bystanders was shortlisted for the Tibor Jones South Asia Prize, and a previous version was longlisted for the Australian Vogel Award. In 2018, Vidya received the Writing NSW Grant for Fiction for the creation of this novel. The Days Toppled Over is her Australian debut.

Books by Vidya Madabushi

The Days Toppled Over

'Tender, arresting and uplifting.'
SHANKARI CHANDRAN

It’s intelligent and warm, and punchy where it needs to be.
THE GUARDIAN

The most unexpected friendships really can transform your life.

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