Description: Novels by Nirmala Moorthy, author of Maya, The Coiled Serpent, and The River Turned Red.
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pinterest linkedin facebook twitter goodreads nirmala moorthy A member of the Author's Guild of America, Nirmala Moorthy has written three novels, ten short stories published in American magazines, and over two hundred newspaper and magazine articles published in fourteen countries. Maya, her first novel, was published by Penguin-India in 1997. A Polish translation has been released in 2002 by Dialog, an academic publisher in Warsaw. Her second novel The Coiled Serpent was published in India and the USA by
"Moorthy's writing jumps off the page and grabs you." --Phyllis Gebauer, author of The Pagan Blessing and UCLA's Outstanding Teacher in Creative Writing. "Moorthy's writing is so fast-paced, I stayed up all night reading Maya." --Sitar Maestro Ravi Shankar. "Moorthy's characters are down-to-earth and identifiable. Her writing entices you right from the very onset and stays long after the last page is turned." --The Asian Age, India, August 12, 2000. "There is a lot of reference to Malabar history which she
The River Turned Red- Reviewer's comments: "While it is of particular interest to the literary elite and students of history, sociology and anthropology, The River turned Red is a mass-market novel with a widespread appeal."--India Journal, Los Angeles, October 3, 2003. "A book that is hard to put down or forget."--Barnes & Noble.com. "Moorthy's novel is a fast-paced captivating story of times gone by."--India-West, January 23, 2004. "What makes “The River Turned Red” particularly enjoyable are the strong,