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Book Cover | 30 January 2021
Back Cover Synopsis:
Can childhood sweethearts grow up and marry and live happily ever after? Tanuj thinks so, but Ahilya does not. She has moved on, and is ready to marry another man she meets while doing her studies abroad. Tanuj, afighter pilot posted at the edge of the Rajasthan desert, refuses to give up on her and travel home to Chennai to win her back before the wedding. Unknowingly, their lives tangle with those on a self-destructive trajectory. Sddenly their hopes and dreams are sucked into a dark tunnel of despair. Will there be light on the other side? Will Ahilya and Tanuj ever taste happiness together?
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The Hindu Metroplus, March 2nd, 2010 | 29 January 2021
An Interview on the writing of The Wheel Turned in Hindu Metroplus. Click on pic for full article
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Femina, Jan 26th, 2013 | 29 January 2021
Pick of the Fortnight, Femina, January 26th, 2013
"Malathi Ramachandran is a warm, articulate media person who suddenly found she had a book inside of her that she had to write. She says, 'The story talks of a world that lives on in black and white family albums - it's an attempt to create the microcosmic world of an Army cantonment in a remote Himalayan town and also the social milieu of a small town in South India, in the 60's.'
"The novel, an easy read, reveals contemporary characters caught under extraordinary circumstances. It's stranger than fiction, yet so believable that it could be true. The Wheel Turned explores a marital relationship with sensitivity and charm. It shows us the life of a soldier and leaves us at the edge of a cliff as the climax unfolds. Riveting yet laidback, we recommend you catch this one."
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Femina, April 21st, 2010 | 29 January 2021
Pick of Summer Reads, Femina, April 21st, 2010.
Extract:
An interesting story idea gets fleshed out into a romantic, adventurous and powerful story of love, relationship, faith and courage. The narrative is written in minute detail, with much imagery coming into force, yet the core of the novel is what will drive the reader to finish this tale of sensitivity and passion till the very end. We recommend you go read this one.
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The Hindu, Sunday, June 6th, 2010 | 29 January 2021
A review of The Wheel Turned in The Hindu Literary Review. Please clink on image to read full review
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| 26 January 2021
Excerpts from reviews of The Wheel Turned:
'Malathi's felicity with language, the occasional striking choice of words...is admirable....her writing style is an interesting blend of crisp and simple descriptions...she offers the readers a gripping, fast paced novel. We do not look at the story; we enter into it and live with it.'
(The Hindu Literary Review, June 6th 2010)
'There is no doubt that Malathi Ramachandran can write, and write well at that....'
(Deccan Herald Sunday, June 13th 2010)
'A fascinating first time novel... a lovely read on a long train journey or simply to while away the afternoon....we recommend you go read this one...'
(Mid Summer Reads, Femina, April 2010)
The novel, an easy read...is stranger than fiction, yet so believable that it could be true. Riveting yet laid back, we recommend you catch this one!
(Book of the Fortnight, Femina, January 2011)
