Gifted by Nikita Lalwani is a powerful and moving novel about family, ambition, and the pressures of exceptional talent. Rumi Vasi is a mathematical prodigy whose parents, Indian immigrants in Britain, are determined to see her succeed. As they push her toward academic excellence and a place at Oxford University, Rumi struggles to balance their expectations with her own desires for friendship, independence, and a normal teenage life.
Exploring themes of identity, cultural expectations, and the cost of ambition, Gifted is a compelling coming-of-age story that asks how far parents should go in shaping a child's future and what happens when dreams become demands.