THE HAND OF GANESH by Elaine PinkertonThe Hand of Ganesh is a novel about adoption, women’s friendship and a journey of discovery. The book has been described as follows: “Equal parts self-actualization, travelogue and mystery/adventure story.” The Hand of Ganesh dives deep into several American protagonists’ curiosity about India. As the multi-generational story progresses, two young women, Clara and Arundati, remain obsessed with finding their birthmothers. The pair travels to the Subcontinent and the world’s largest gathering of humanity, the Kumbha Mela. Against that backdrop, the two women decide how to process their respective beginnings.A freelance journalist for several decades, I have been published in Runner's World, Family Circle, New Mexico Magazine and Tumbleweeds Family Magazine. She is the author of fiction and nonfiction books. Her newest title, The Hand of Ganesh, is set in her home state of New Mexico and India, a country she’s studied and visited throughout her adult life. During her working career at Los Alamos National Laboratory, she was involved in multiple projects. For example, she wrote for Research Highlights, edited and designed brochures and produced a popular radio program titled “Los AlamosThen and Now.” While on assignment to the Los Alamos Newsbulletin, she wrote dozens of articles, profiles and news articles.https://www.amazon.com/Hand-Ganesh-Elaine-Pinkerton/dp/B09WHKQ1WS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OQ8ML2FMVL9B&keywords=the+hand+of+ganesh&qid=1656813627&s=books&sprefix=the+hand+of+ganesh%2Cstripbooks%2C87&sr=1-1www.elainepinkerton.wordpress.comhttp://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/epinkertonec.mp3