About the Book "I have known Indrani Raimedhi for many years and besides being award-winning journalist, one the most exciting voices Northeast Anglian fiction. been prolific work has been widely acclaimed. Ordinary lives become extraordinary due her sensitivity, empathy and passion plumbing depths the human mind motives, emotions and predicaments in very contemporary The story Stranger's Touch" marvel and enthology of Indrani powerful, versatile very readable."
About the Author Indira Goswami (Mamoni Raisom Goswami) Jnanpith Award Winner Indrani Raimedhi is well known journalist, columnist and writer. She is in Assam Tribune, premier english newspaper the North region. Author of eight books, she been the resource person in IGNOU's phone programme creative have been selected purchase by Raja Mohan Roy Congress. was awarded the Kunjabala Devi Award for Investigative Journalism women's issues. This year Germany, Belgium and UK part AINEF-European Union gender Project. lives Guwahati her husband Ambika Raimedhi Sons Shankar Brata and Sidharth.
Preface In her fourth collection of short fiction "A Stranger's Touch" Indrani Raimedhi proves once again her ability to weave magic out of everyday situations. With her sparse yet lyrical prose, Raimedhi conjures up the pathos, dreams and desires of believiable characters-whether it is the unfulfilled housewife transformed by her visit to a beauty parlour, a child with a terrible secret, or a young girl coping with her personal tragedy in the World Trade Center bombing. The impact of her stories linger long after they are read and they reveal the full kaleidoscope of life. with all its grand drama, unexpected surprises and bitter sweet feelings. With a veteran journalist's felicity for exactitude, Raimedhi paints her canvas with bold strokes and wastes no time in plunging into the heart of each gripping story. The book is sure to captivate the discerning reader with the sheer beauty of its evocative language, the delineation of memorable characters and the power of its narration.
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