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Saving Face

A Novel

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Saving Face

By: Mansi Shah
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
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 The founder of a skincare line teeters on career-defining success when a bullish journalist sets out to write her inaugural profile, threatening to unearth her darkest secret—that she's not the wealthy socialite she portrays, but an immigrant of modest means who built a life on someone else's name. Perfect for readers of White Ivy and Yellowface.

People love a rags-to-riches story but hate a woman who lied to get ahead.

Ami Shah is on the brink of life-changing success. Her skin-care empire, Amala, is set for acquisition by a Fortune 500 company, and she has just been nominated for the Global Changemakers Award, the most revered entrepreneurial honor. There's just one problem: she's a complete and utter fraud.

Twenty years ago in Singapore, abandoned orphan Monica Joseph made a decision to steal her wealthy classmate's identity and move halfway around the world to build her life on someone else's name. For twenty years, she's managed to hide in plain sight…until an ambitious fledgling journalist sets out to write the inaugural full-length profile on her. With her carefully constructed persona and life's work now in jeopardy, Monica is left with no other choice: she must return to the scene of the crime—and the one place she vowed never to revisit.

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Saving Face pulled me in right from the start. It’s full of twists, emotion, and just the right amount of drama. I loved how it wove in culture and history without ever feeling heavy—it kept me hooked all the way through. It’s so refreshing to hear a story where the characters come from diverse backgrounds but are living in a mostly white world. Honestly, I wish there were more books like this!

Weaving, modern life, heritage and history - amazing!

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