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31 Aug 2025
‘Shape of an Apostrophe’: Debut author Uttama Kirit Patel considers the centrality of motherhood scroll.in/article/108438…
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eShe®@eSheWorld
12 Aug 2025
In the glossy brochures of gender equality, couples split the bills, swap diaper duty and share dreams. In reality? Women still bend – often without noticing – while men stand tall, hands mysteriously empty, writes @UttamaPatel.

Read more: eshe.in/2025/08/12/utt…
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Hindustan Times
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24 Jul 2025
#BookReview | With a protagonist who ponders about motherhood, this is a novel that is simultaneously witty and devastating in its truth telling

Continue reading #HTPremium story ✨hindustantimes.com/books/review-s…

(✍️@simarb_92)
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TheHinduBooks@TheHinduBooks
11 Jul 2025
Uttama Kirit Patel takes on society’s skewed conventions against women in her debut novel trib.al/pV567Nf
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Serpent's Tail@serpentstail
10 Jul 2025
#ShapeOfAnApostrophe by @uttamapatel is one of Vogue Arabia's suitcase essentials this summer ☀️

Check out the list: voguearabia.com/article/summer…
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Serpent's Tail@serpentstail
30 Jun 2025
A powerful piece from our brilliant author @uttamapatel. Her debut novel #ShapeOfAnApostrophe is out now 💗
Uttama@uttamapatel
30 Jun 2025
My piece on the desire for adoption, the lack of a maternal ache, and defying the polarities of parenthood @thetimesofindia @timesparenting timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/par…
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30 Jun 2025
My piece on the desire for adoption, the lack of a maternal ache, and defying the polarities of parenthood @thetimesofindia @timesparenting timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/par…
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Serpent's Tail@serpentstail
23 Jun 2025
'With inventive structure and a keen eye for the everyday, Patel sidesteps sentimentality to offer something far more intimate: a story that doesn’t just unfold, but lingers'

An amazing review for #ShapeOfAnApostrophe by @uttamapatel in the Tribune India.
tribuneindia.com/news/book-revi…
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Liam Bishop@liamhbishop
26 Jun 2025
New episode of @rippling_pages is here with Uttama Kirit Patel!

We’re talking about THE SHAPE OF AN APOSTROPHE, and we do a deep dive into Uttama’s novel which features questions on:

🤗 Motherhood
🇦🇪 Novels in Dubai
🐟 sea life

Listen here:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rip…
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Rippling Pages Pod@rippling_pages
25 Jun 2025
🎉Uttama Kirit Patel is joining me on the Rippling Pages to discuss THE SHAPE OF AN APOSTROPHE @serpentstail

🌅We discuss some of the personal experiences that inspired the Uttama’s main character, Lina, reproductive rights, and motherhood

Here tomorrow!
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Serpent's Tail@serpentstail
30 Apr 2025
'A deeply emotional and thought-provoking debut novel'

We're incredibly pleased that #ShapeOfAnApostrophe author @uttamapatel is an exciting debut voice to read in April in Platform Magazine 💗

platform-mag.com/literature/exc…
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Serpent's Tail@serpentstail
30 Apr 2025
'I write because it would kill me not to. Survival, and freedom, drive me to create'

A beautiful interview with @uttamapatel for @Medium. Her debut novel #ShapeOfAnApostrophe is out now ✨

medium.com/london-writers…
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Serpent's Tail@serpentstail
22 Apr 2025
'A darkly funny tale about the Indian diaspora ... taking on social expectation in ways that others have not dared before' – Avni Doshi

Don't miss @uttamapatel's life-affirming debut #ShapeOfAnApostrophe, out now 💗

tinyurl.com/ShapeOfAnApost…
A rectangular landscape graphic with a pink background, dappled like sunlight through water. On the left-hand side is the paperback book Shape of an Apostrophe by Uttama Kirit Patel. To the right of this is the following endorsement from Avni Doshi, ‘A darkly funny tale about the Indian diaspora … taking on social expectation in ways that others have not dared to before’. The Serpent’s Tail logo is centred underneath.
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Literary Hub
@lithub
10 Apr 2025
Uttama Kirit Patel recommends books that explore motherhood and intention by Constance Debré, Julie Phillips, Anna Hogeland, and more.lithub.com/babies-wanted-…
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Serpent's Tail@serpentstail
18 Apr 2025
Dive into @uttamapatel's bittersweet debut, exploring motherhood, rebellion and the surprising persistence of love 💗

#ShapeOfAnApostrophe is out now: tinyurl.com/ShapeOfAnApost…
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Serpent's Tail@serpentstail
11 Apr 2025
#ShapeOfAnApostrophe author @uttamapatel recommends five books that explore motherhood, intention and desire for @lithub.

lithub.com/babies-wanted-…
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Serpent's Tail@serpentstail
10 Apr 2025
Today we publish @uttamapatel's fresh, moving and powerful debut #ShapeOfAnApostrophe.

This is a must-read for fans of Avni Doshi, Kamila Shamsie and Claire Kilroy 💗

Find out more here: tinyurl.com/ShapeOfAnApost…
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Serpent's Tail@serpentstail
3 Apr 2025
'A wonderfully thought-provoking, very moving novel that gets to the heart of what it is to be a woman in a world run by men' – @MarianKeyes

Just one week to go until we publish @uttamapatel's triumphant debut #ShapeOfAnApostrophe 💗

tinyurl.com/ShapeOfAnApost…
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Serpent's Tail@serpentstail
25 Mar 2025
Lina Solanki is pregnant but she never wanted to be a mother. Now, she has to make a choice when it comes to her baby, her marriage and her place in the world - but is it one she wants to make?

#ShapeOfAnApostrophe by @uttamapatel publishes next month.

tinyurl.com/ShapeOfAnApost…
A rectangular landscape graphic with a pink background, dappled like sunlight through water. On the left-hand side is the paperback book Shape of an Apostrophe by Uttama Kirit Patel. To the right of this is the following quote from the book, ‘How careless of that mother, Nature herself, to allow such an invasion without warning. No baby should begin as a battle’. The Serpent’s Tail logo is centred underneath.
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Serpent's Tail@serpentstail
10 Mar 2025
Lina never wanted children, but now there are two lines on the test. Where does she go from here?

#ShapeOfAnApostrophe – @uttamapatel's vital and original depiction of obedience, rebellion, and the roles we play – publishes next week: tinyurl.com/ShapeOfAnApost…
A rectangular landscape graphic with a pink background, dappled like sunlight through water. On the left-hand side is the paperback book Shape of an Apostrophe by Uttama Kirit Patel. To the right of this is the following quote from the book, ‘Lina never wanted children, but now there are two lines on the test. Where does she go from here?’. The Serpent’s Tail logo is centred underneath.
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