Author Description

The lives of women and men are what make up the scope of the writer's pen, the struggles of family legacy, contemporary romance, and alienation in an ever more multicultural society. In this anthology of short stories, Ashoka Sen articulates the meeting of British and Indian culture in the UK, bringing together English lyricism and the richness of Indian folk tales and legends. Weaved into stories that take place both in India and in Britain, threads of urban fantasy and magic reveal the heartbreak and hope of the human condition. From the gritty tale of Romola Daniels in 'Trailing Behind a Shadow', in which the weight of family legacy in Indian culture clashes with the expectations of life in Britain, to the heady elements of fantasy and magic present in 'An Afternoon Tea with Lord Ganesha', to the tragic contemporary romance 'The Silver Birch', the imagination of the author presents the lives of women and men struggling with identity and modern multiculturalism.