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Shona Patel

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in Shillong, India

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

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author:John Steinbeck, Harper Lee, Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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Shona Patel, the daughter of an Assam tea planter, drew upon her personal observations and experiences to create the vivid characters and setting for her critically acclaimed debut novel TEATIME FOR THE FIREFLY. Her second novel FLAME TREE ROAD was published in June 2015. An honors graduate in English literature from St. Xavier's College (Calcutta University) Ms. Patel has won several awards for creative writing and is a trained graphic designer.
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Average rating: 3.96 · 3,998 ratings · 604 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Teatime for the Firefly 3.97 avg rating — 2,982 ratings — published 2013 — 16 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
	Flame Tree Road 3.94 avg rating — 1,014 ratings — published 2015 — 11 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 Next Page: A Fiction Sampler for Book Clubs by Jason Mott (Goodreads Author), Suzanne Hayes, Loretta Nyhan (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013 — 2 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 Returned/I'll Be Seeing You/Teatime For The Firefly/The Sweetest Hallelujah/The Tulip Eaters/The Mourning Hours by Paula Treick DeBoard (Goodreads Author), Suzanne Hayes, Elaine Hussey it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Teatime for the Firefly: A Novel by Shona Patel (Goodreads Author), Marisa Vitali (narrator), Harlequin MIRA (publisher) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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“Love survives in a bubble. It diffuses outer reality and reflects only what the heart wants to see.”
― Shona Patel, Teatime for the Firefly

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“But I also know this: even though water chooses the path of least resistance, it ultimately defines its own course. Rivers divide and merge, they braid and weave, the form complex wholes. They move apart only to rejoin at a defferent point. The geography of our lives would reconnect us again.”
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“even though water chooses the path of least resistance, it ultimately defines its own course. Rivers divide and merge, they braid and weave, they form complex wholes. They move apart only to rejoin at a different point.”
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