Hard as Nails By Vipul Kulshreshtha

Anushka Singh grows up in a small town watching her father plan her marriage over her education, and decides early that she isn't going to let that be the end of her story. With her maternal grandmother's quiet intervention, she gets the chance to study, and takes it about as far as it can go - excelling in college, building a genuinely successful career, and eventually living life entirely on her own terms, including her own relationships and her own sense of self. Hard as Nails follows her from a rebellious teenager pushing back against old-fashioned expectations to a woman who's built the life she wanted despite everyone who assumed she couldn't.
 
Author Vipul Kulshreshtha, a retired Air India General Manager and lifelong writing enthusiast, wrote this novel specifically to give readers - and especially young women - a heroine who decides for herself what her life should look like. It's a solid pick for readers interested in Indian women's fiction, coming-of-age stories about resisting family and social pressure, and stories of self-made success against the odds. The book even includes a blockchain certification QR code, an unusual and interesting touch for an independently published novel.