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Rasana Atreya's debut novel, Tell A Thousand Lies, was shortlisted for the UK-based "Tibor Jones South Asia Prize." In 2017, the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, taught this novel to the students of "English 479."

Glam Magazine, UK (June 2014) calls "Tell A Thousand Lies" one of their "five favourite tales from India."

She's currently working on the series, "Tales From The Deccan Plateau":
* Tell A Thousand Lies
* Talking Is Wasted Breath
* Daughters Inherit Silence
* The Temple Is Not My Father
* The Water Wives
* Tell A Lie, Beget A Daughter

Rasana is one of India's self-publishing pioneers. She was invited by Amazon to the India launch of the Kindle.
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Rasana Atreya Depends on what interests you. If you like fairly light reading, I'd recommend '28 years a Bachelor.' 'The Temple Is Not My Father' is a novella, but …moreDepends on what interests you. If you like fairly light reading, I'd recommend '28 years a Bachelor.' 'The Temple Is Not My Father' is a novella, but it is more intense because it deals with a serious topic. 'Tell A Thousand Lies' falls somewhere between the two - some humour, a little intensity, but still fast paced.

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I get these same questions so often that I decided to turn this into a blog post:  I have a manuscript. How do I self-publish it? Before you self-publish this: * If you have writer friends, get them to beta-read your manuscript. * Get your manuscript edited. * Get your manuscript proofread Then: * Commission […] Read more of this blog post »
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“I just wanted to be an ordinary girl, married to a man who would provide me with a municipal tap, and three meals a day, while I cooked and cleaned for him.”
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“But life isn't a fairy tale which ends 'happily ever after' just because the last line of the story is written. Hurts have to heal, resentments have to fade, trusts have to mend.”
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“I am not my husband's wife, nor my child's mother...who, then, am I?”
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Arjun Rawat Dear Book-lover & author,

I viewed your profile and noticed you a good book-reader and penned various books. I am too a writer and recently penned a new fiction named MUGGER. It is focused on corruption, criminalization of politics and various others problems pertaining to society. Its Hindi version too awarded by NHRC for safeguarding human rights. I would appreciate if you read my fiction and apprise me about its deficiencies so that I can make further improvement in my writing. MUGGER is available on paper-back in :- Flipkart, Infibeam, Crossword, uRead, Power-publishers etc. MUGGER will soon be available on e-book through orders.india@partridgepublishing.com.
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Arjun Singh Rawat


message 3: by Beth

Beth Hi Rasana,
Thanks for sending a friend request to this mystery author (and fellow MMA member) on Goodreads!
- Beth


Rasana Atreya Bad penny and all that! :-)


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David Antrobus Hi Rasana, thanks for the friendship. I seem to run into you everywhere!


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