

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Book Event: Missy by Raghav Rao
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: A remarkable young woman flees India to chase the dream of self-reinvention in AmericaAbout this EventA remarkable young woman flees India to chase the dream of self-reinvention in AmericaThe orphaned girls of St. Ursula’s convent are destined to be nuns or servants, but seventeen-year-old Savi dreams of escape. She is chosen to work as a governess for the wealthy Nandiyar family at their country estate in Tamil Nadu, where she falls for a lively and carefree apprentice sculptor. After the violent and horrific events of a single night, they are forced to flee, leaving their homeland forever in the rearview.Decades later, Savi has become known to all as “Missy” and runs a successful driving school in Chicago. She is a pillar of the South Asian community and the mother of two brilliant, stubborn young women, Mansi and Shilpa. But when Varun, a charming doctor with mysterious connections to her past, enters their lives, a chain of events is set off that puts Missy’s carefully constructed world in jeopardy. Can Missy outrun her secrets? And, if she is forced to face them, what will become of those she loves?RAGHAV RAO was born in Mumbai and grew up in London, Los Angeles, and Southern India. He teaches at the University of Chicago and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and writes a newsletter about information saturation.Rosellen Brown has published eleven books – novels, short stories, poetry, essays – and has lived in almost as many places – New York, Boston, San Francisco, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Texas and, currently, Chicago. After many years on the faculty of the University of Houston and more than a dozen summers leading the Spoleto (Italy) Writers’ Workshop, she now teaches in the MFA in Writing Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.Accessibility: This event is hosted at the bookstore, which is a wheelchair accessible space. Masks are strongly encouraged. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. To request ASL interpretation for this event, please email events@womenandchildrenfirst.com by no later than 14 days before the event. For scholarship tickets or other access needs please email .
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/book-event-missy-by-raghav-rao/100001983488959873
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Women & Children First
- **lat**: 41.97722220000001
- **long**: -87.6682417
- **full address**: Women &amp; Children First, 5233 North Clark Street, Chicago, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Women & Children First (https://allevents.in/org/women-and-children-first/17676387)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Women &amp; Children First, 5233 North Clark Street, Chicago, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Women & Children First
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art, Workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Book Event: Missy by Raghav Rao ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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