Babyji.

Babyji By Abha Dawesar Anchor, $13

In the novel her publicists are hailing as "the Indian Lolita," Abha Dawesar, through the eyes of a spunky 16-year-old suburbanite named Anamika, describes Delhi as "a city with no romance but a lot of passion." Keeping up appearances in a culture famous for demanding strict social conformity, Anamika leads a hot-blooded investigation into her sexuality, crossing lines of gender, age, and even class (she falls in love with her low-caste servant). The way urban Americans divined existential meaning from the suburbs of American Beauty, this novel provides a window into the dark yet illuminating corners of contemporary suburban India.