Sheela Tomy - Comfortably Numb

Comfortably Numb

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Book review: Do Not Ask The River Her Name

Far away in Jerusalem…. Sheela Tomy, in her second book, the evocatively named Do Not Ask The River Her Name, has moved from the hilly tracts of Kerala all the way over to Israel but the story keeps its roots firmly planted in the land of coconuts. The book`s protagonist is Ruth from Kollam, who…

Books: Best Indian Fiction of 2022

Best Indian Fiction of 2022 Even as we were emerging from the pandemic, blinking in the bright light, my reading through the year continued to be both substantial and satisfying. This is a listicle of Indian fiction of 2022 that fulfilled my one-point criterion: it touched a chord with me. Valli. Written by Sheela Tomy,…

Book review: Valli by Sheela Tomy

The luckless land Sometimes, things come together in the most beautiful manner. A writer writes a powerful story in a regional language, part allegory, part homily, wholly eco-fiction. Then along comes a translator who reads the book in the original language and reaches out to the author, offering to translate it into English. And thus,…