The Other Lata

De: Kirthana Ramisetti

Narrado por: Soneela Nankani

A compulsively riveting story of mistaken identity set within high society New York and the sacrifices made to keep up appearances, “as lively and refreshing as a chilled glass of champagne.” (Kirstin Chen)

Somewhere in New York City, Lata Murthy knows there is another person with her name living a much more interesting life. That's because Lata often receives the other Lata's emails: invites to Hampton soirees, fundraising appeals from the New York City Ballet and reminders about sample sales at Soho boutiques. Lata's own life—working in digital content, watching Food Network marathons, spending recklessly on clothes she can't afford—feels pathetic in comparison. So, one day she decides to take on this other Lata's identity and jumps headfirst into the glamorous New York lifestyle ... but not without consequences.

At first, it all feels like a fairy tale. All of Lata's NYC dreams come true: she gets a higher-paying job, moves into a chic Chelsea apartment and is embraced by an elite friend group that includes Rajeev, an up-and-coming fashion designer intent on making a splash at New York Fashion Week. But Lata doesn't just catch the attention of the handsome fashion designer—she also incurs the wrath of the mysterious woman she is impersonating. And this Other Lata wants Lata to pay...but in the oddest of ways. Other Lata's blackmail seems designed to humiliate Lata in front of her wealthy new circle, and Lata has no choice but to submit to her demands if she doesn't want to lose her new friends and lifestyle.

Despite Other Lata's machinations, Lata and Rajeev's romance finds ways to blossom. But when Other Lata's demands change from mischievous to illegal, Lata must find a way to extricate herself from Other Lata's control once and for all.

©2025 Kirthana Ramisetti (P)2025 Grand Central Publishing

If you’ve ever pretended to be someone you’re not….

If you’ve ever pretended to be someone you’re not, or considered it to belong, get ahead, or because you felt fundamentally unworthy as you really are, this book is for you. Through Lata, Ramisetti shows us that when you lose yourself in a role to appeal to or appease others, you risk not only losing yourself in the moment but losing sight of who you actually are. As Lata gets deeper and deeper into what seems an initially innocuous charade, even she becomes unclear which Lata is which. This identity crisis grows more complicated as she navigates new and old bonds, and it becomes straight-up dangerous when she is forced to confront the other Lata—and the reasons she was willing to trade her true self in the first place.