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Poornima Manco

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Poornima is an award-winning novelist whose short stories have been published in The Guardian and The Telegraph newspapers in the UK. Born and raised in India, she still retains a deep connection to her motherland, which reflects in all her stories and books. Poornima lives in the UK with her family.

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Poornima Manco As I'm working on my Friendship Collection, the mystery centres around those people who come into your life like a whirlwind, attach themselves to you…moreAs I'm working on my Friendship Collection, the mystery centres around those people who come into your life like a whirlwind, attach themselves to you intensely for a period of time, and then disappear mysteriously with no reason given, never to resurface again.
I've had this happen to me a few times, and it's always left me wondering, "What on earth...?"
Female friendships are like minefields. One wrong step, and BOOM! Which is why I like exploring their complex dynamics in my books. Both 'A Quiet Dissonance' and 'Intersections' deals with the multiple hues of female bonding. The links that are strong enough to withstand anything, yet weak enough to collapse without reason.
What can be more mysterious than the workings of a woman's mind?
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Poornima Manco Keep writing. Even if it is drivel. Something worthwhile will emerge eventually.
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The Lines I’ve Earned

Perhaps it’s not about fading beauty, not that I ever considered myself beautiful at any stage of my life. Attractive, yes—pleasing from certain angles, a strong, interesting face. But not beautiful. Perhaps it’s more about the loss of elasticity, the softening jowls, the intricate network beneath the eyes. What are they if not quiet markers reminding me that youth is only a memory now?

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