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Gita V. Reddy

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Gita V. Reddy lives in Hyderabad, India, with her husband and son. She writes fiction for both adults and children. Her books for children are written when she takes a break from writing for adults, and vice versa.
She enjoys crafting tales of various genres. For children, she has written mysteries, adventure tales, fantasy, science fiction, and a fable. In addition to writing, she is interested in art and has illustrated three picture books. For adults, she has written novels and short stories in the women’s literary fiction genre, sweet romances, and historical fiction genres.
She has more than forty published works.
For more details, please visit: www.gitavreddy.com

Women’s Literary Fiction

Outside the Magic Circle
The Morning Star
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Gita V. Reddy For me the best part is the satisfaction of bringing to life an idea. What starts as a mental picture gains flesh as the characters come to life and d…moreFor me the best part is the satisfaction of bringing to life an idea. What starts as a mental picture gains flesh as the characters come to life and develop their own personalities.
There is also the thrill of meeting an old memory. Though I broadly know where I’m going with the story, long forgotten incidents or people have a way of finding a place in the narrative.
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Gita V. Reddy A Tapestry of Tears has been the most challenging story I’ve written. It’s about female infanticide. I don’t know what triggered it but the idea came …moreA Tapestry of Tears has been the most challenging story I’ve written. It’s about female infanticide. I don’t know what triggered it but the idea came in a flash. Female infanticide has existed at different times in all parts of the world. I knew it had been practiced in the northwestern part of India in the nineteenth century. That region also has the tradition of fine embroidery. I got the idea to link the two. The protagonist, a mother who battles to save her offspring, finds expression for her torment and healing through plying the needle.
“It was here she realized why women the world over indulged themselves with needlework. For it was an indulgence, a soothing of the senses, a gentling of thoughts. They spoke, not in a rush, and not even to each other but their words were like a gentle brook, and took with them their hurts and worries. No man could understand the sisterhood of a sewing circle, she thought, listening to them.”
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My short chapter book, Dearie - A Tale of Courage, is now on YouTube.

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Do watch and let me know how you like it. Thanks!
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“I am sure when Cinderella went to that ball, she took a great deal more pleasure in outsmarting her stepmother than in the carriage and the ball dress and the glass slippers.”
Gita V. Reddy, Cinderella's Escape

“Did anyone care for poor Cinderella until her fairy godmother took her in hand? Did anyone look beyond the ragged clothes and sooty face? Did anyone see the unshed tears and the poor, tired face?
Obviously not. Appearances matter.”
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“When you banish me, you who are maryadapurushottham will be writing a law which will render innocent women of coming generations homeless and destitute.”
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“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
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“The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.”
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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