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Nirmala Moorthy

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Madras, India

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A free-lance journalist who has contributed feature articles, short stories and humor to English language newspapers in India, West Africa and ten Asian countries, Moorthy has published three novels--Maya, The Coiled Serpent, and The River Turned Red.
Her fourth work of fiction is a collection of short stories dealing with cultural interaction in countries across the world. The Twain Shall Meet is available in book stores, online, and on kindle, Ipad, Iphone and other reading devices from August 2015.
Amazon has approved a dramatic price reduction in the paperback edition of her first three novels from today

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Average rating: 4.45 · 56 ratings · 5 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Maya 4.44 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Coiled Serpent 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The River Turned Red 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Twain Shall Meet: short stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Twain Shall Meet it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Popular books about India--Tales of the Raj

Goodreads .com, the popular web site for book-addicts, has started a new book list to celebrate India’s Independence Day—Saturday, August 15, 2015. The list includes 95 fictional works written about British and post-British India in the order of their popularity. I'd like to thank all those who voted for my books. The address for the site:

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Cry of the Innocents (Sherlock Holmes)

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