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“People think that because I write about India I must be trying to portray India in a way.”

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The wheel turns and turns and turns: it never stops and stands still.

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“The bougainvillea hung about it, purple and magenta, in livid balloons.”

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I aim to tell the truth about any subject, not a romance or fantasy, not avoid the truth.

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My style of writing is to allow the story to unfold on its own. I try not to structure my work too rigidly.

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I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges.

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