The Last Ingredient

About The Book

What makes a life worth living?

Obedience or desire, tradition or truth?

Chaya is born into a house that mourns daughters and praises silence. She learns to cook, to care, to listen. But somewhere between rituals and recipes, her hunger for something more begins to rise. As the world tells her what a woman should be, Chaya quietly begins to wonder who she is allowed to become.

The Last Ingredient is a moving story of girlhood, womanhood and the quiet courage it takes to ask for more.

About The Author

Uhasini Ponnapalli is a financial associate with a master’s degree in Mathematics. When she isn’t working with numbers, she finds solace in stories. A lover of literature and poetry, she often writes to explore the quiet truths tucked between everyday lives. The Last Ingredient is her debut work of fiction.

 

 

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About The Book

What makes a life worth living?

Obedience or desire, tradition or truth?

Chaya is born into a house that mourns daughters and praises silence. She learns to cook, to care, to listen. But somewhere between rituals and recipes, her hunger for something more begins to rise. As the world tells her what a woman should be, Chaya quietly begins to wonder who she is allowed to become.

The Last Ingredient is a moving story of girlhood, womanhood and the quiet courage it takes to ask for more.

About The Author

Uhasini Ponnapalli is a financial associate with a master’s degree in Mathematics. When she isn’t working with numbers, she finds solace in stories. A lover of literature and poetry, she often writes to explore the quiet truths tucked between everyday lives. The Last Ingredient is her debut work of fiction.

 

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ISBN

978-9361859236

Pages

150

First Published

18 August 2025

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