Letters by Deepa
by Deepa Paulin 📚 Literature
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Letters by Deepa
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Personal essays drawn from real life, where I question the rules of what it means to be a woman—and attempt to rewrite the script on my own terms.
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About Deepa Paul
Filipina-Indian in Amsterdam (she/her). Author of ASK ME: A MEMOIR OF DARING TO LOVE DIFFERENTLY (Viking Books UK), longlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-fiction. Also mother, wife, lover, explorer, cat hostage and recovering people pleaser.
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