Origins of Love

Key Features

• Kishwar Deasi's first novel, Witness the Night, was the winer of the Costa First Novel award 2012
• Witness the Night was also longlisted for DSC Prize 2012, Waverton Good Read 2011, Man Asian Literary Prize 2009 and Impac Award 2012.

About the Book: Origins of Love

The second novel from the winner of the Costa First Novel Award 2012; a stuning story of the value of life.

In Delhi a small baby lies alone and abandoned. The product of IVF and surrogacy, she had been so coveted - until she was born with a fatal illness. No one knows how the infection could have been transferred to the child, but one thing is certain: no one wants her now. Thousands of miles away in London, Kate and Ben are desperate for a baby But, despite all their efforts, fate seems to be skewed against them. Then, as Kate suffers another miscarriage, she knows something has to change. She has heard of women who are prepared to carry a baby for others, and she knows this might be a way to finally find happiness. But will her desire for a baby stop at nothing...? And between the two, feisty social worker Simran Singh is determined to uncover the truth behind the shadowy facade of the multi-million dollar surrogacy industry. Women and children are being exploited, their lives thrown away like so much dust. Is she the only person prepared to stand up for what is right...?

About the Author: Kishwar Desai

Kishwar Desai is an author and journalist. She splits her time between Delhi, Goa and London, and is currently working on her third novel