Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Breeze from the River Manjeera

This is the debut novel by Andhra-born, UK-settled Hema Macherla. It's simple and a very decent attempt. The story isn't unfamiliar but interesting enough. The writing itself flows like a river and makes you want to read more of it.

I came across this novel in a magazine. I was captivated more by the author than the book itself. When Hema migrated to UK after marriage, she couldn't even converse properly in English. Her interest and determination made it possible to learn the language and let her express her thoughts in an eloquent style. Kudos to her.

PS: "Breeze from the River Manjeera" has won the National Reading Hero award.

2 comments:

Sree said...

I should lay my hands on it really soon.. I so wanted to read it... I just wish we stayed close by Sireesha :((.

Sravanthi said...

This is a wonderful blog..just felt amazed seeing the collection of books here Gr8 job ladies..

-Sravanthi :)