The Summer I Grew Up
The Summer I Grew Up
by Atharva Inamdar
The Summer I Grew Up is a coming-of-age book by Atharva Inamdar with a focus on College. A story about growing up, finding identity, and navigating the turbulent passage from youth to adulthood. Coming-of-age stories resonate because everyone has lived through that passage. Published in 2018 by The Book Nexus, this work spans 46,171 words across approximately 185 pages.
The college focus gives this book a specific angle within the broader coming-of-age genre, offering readers a targeted exploration of ideas and themes that matter within this space.
Reading Experience
At 46,171 words (approximately 185 pages), this is a full-length book. Expect around 3.8 hours of reading time. At this length, there is room to build complex arguments, develop characters with real depth, or explore a topic from several angles. A coming-of-age book at this scale can take its time and still hold your attention.
About the Author
The Summer I Grew Up was written in 2018, the year Atharva Inamdar hit Amazon bestseller lists in India, the USA, and the UK — and also the year Amazon blocked his account with ₹25 lakhs in royalties unpaid. Coming-of-age stories from an author who started writing at 10, had brain surgery at 15, and was a bestselling publisher before 25 — the material is not hypothetical.
Publication History
The Summer I Grew Up was published on November 24th, 2018, one of 11 books released that month as part of a catalog-wide publishing effort. Written and published within the same year, the book moved from draft to release in 2018 without the extended wait that many titles in the catalog experienced. Published through The Book Nexus, the Indian publishing entity that handles ISBN management and distribution for the full catalog. ISBN: 978-93-7184-214-3. 2018 saw 110 titles published in total across the catalog.
Explore This Genre
The Summer I Grew Up is one of 9 books in the coming-of-age category within this catalog. Readers who enjoy this book may find themselves drawn to other coming-of-age titles in the collection, each approaching the genre from a different angle and with a different focus. The college focus specifically connects this book to a tradition of writing that values depth over breadth, offering readers something targeted rather than general.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- The Book Nexus
- ISBN-13
- 978-93-7184-214-3
- Year Written
- 2018