Commodification
I am posting agin on this, inspired by another blogger, Tish. "They saw a very marketable commodity--young, Asian-Indian, Harvard, pretty."
in other words, its not about the writing, its about commodification of this youg person for her attributes, as away to crack a market, as many another blogger also suggests. and as they also hint, what's next? did she actually write the book?

Snarkaholic: A Case of Immaturity and Irresponsibility: "The problem, then, is not with her, but with a publshing house--Little Brown-- assumed a young person to be someone that she is not--mature enough to pen a spotless novel. The publisher rushed someone to press who should possibly have knocked around a bit, publishing in small presses, going to college, reading her stuff to peers.

That rush, perhaps, comes from a need for money--not a concern for quality work nor for the reputation or life of a young person. They saw a very marketable commodity--young, Asian-Indian, Harvard, pretty. The didn't see a young person who may have needed time to learn."