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Detailed explanation-1: -The Girl in White Cotton by Avni Doshi is a journey exploring a rather tumultuous relationship between a mother and her daughter.

Detailed explanation-2: -Avni Doshi is an American novelist. Her debut novel, “Girl in White Cotton” was published in India in 2019. In 2020, it was published in the United Kingdom under the title Burnt Sugar. The novel was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indian-origin author Avni Doshi’s debut novel ‘Burnt Sugar’ to be adapted into a movie directed by Deepa Mehta. At the outset, Burnt Sugar reads like a love story. And author Avni Doshi even refers to it as one-except it’s between a mother and her daughter, as opposed to lovers.

Detailed explanation-4: -It tells the story of a troubled mother-daughter relationship in Pune, India. The novel was first published in India in August 2019. It was published in the United Kingdom under the title Burnt Sugar in July 2020. The novel was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize.

Detailed explanation-5: -Burnt Sugar follows the story of a mother and daughter, through whose tangled relationship we uncover the depth of a connection, and explore our own familial interactions, whether undertaken freely or circumscribed by perceived duty.