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Matt Crawford speaks with author Vasundra Tailor about her debut novel, The Secret of Elephants. Navsari, India. Nirmala spends her day taking care of her sick son in an abusive and loveless marriage. Penniless yet living across the street from the mansion her grandfather built, inhabited by her cruel aunt who refuses to help in anyway. But when a mysterious letter arrives some Zimbabwe it opens a door to her past that will change everything Nirmala thought she knew about her family and expose a family secret 3 generations deep. Tailor includes socioeconomic, travel, culture, caste and patriarchy elements that weave a rich and engrossing narrative. This is a hard one to put down folks, so pick up copy!
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Matt Crawford speaks with author Vasundra Tailor about her debut novel, The Secret of Elephants. Navsari, India. Nirmala spends her day taking care of her sick son in an abusive and loveless marriage. Penniless yet living across the street from the mansion her grandfather built, inhabited by her cruel aunt who refuses to help in anyway. But when a mysterious letter arrives some Zimbabwe it opens a door to her past that will change everything Nirmala thought she knew about her family and expose a family secret 3 generations deep. Tailor includes socioeconomic, travel, culture, caste and patriarchy elements that weave a rich and engrossing narrative. This is a hard one to put down folks, so pick up copy!
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