Sonia Faleiro

Sonia Faleiro (born 1977) is an Indian writer of narrative non-fiction. Her critically acclaimed first novel The Girl was published by Viking in 2006. This was followed by Beautiful Thing: Inside the Secret World of Bombay's Dance Bars (2010), and the e-single 13 Men (2015). The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing was published in January, 2021. n The New York Times Dwight Garner hailed Beautiful Thing as 'an intimate and valuable piece of reportage that will break your heart several times over.' Beautiful Thing was an Economist, Guardian, San Francisco Chronicle, Kirkus, and Observer Book of the Year, CNN's Mumbai Book of the Year and a Time Out Subcontinental Book of the Year. It was The Sunday Times Travel Book of the Year 2011 and one of NPR's Five Best Travel Memoirs 2012. The book has been published worldwide and translated into several languages including Hindi, French, Polish, Swedish and Dutch. The Guardian compared 13 Men to Truman Capote's In Cold Blood, calling it haunting and impressive. The San Francisco Chronicle called it “A vital contribution to changing attitudes in India and around the world about crimes against women.” All Things Considered made it “Book of the Week.” Amazon named it a Best Book of the Year.