Moorthy, Nirmala

Nirmala Moorthys first two novels are "Maya," first published by Penguin and "The Coiled Serpent," first published by Clocktower Fiction, both of which were finalists in the San Diego Book Awards. The River Turned Red, first published by PublishAmerica in 2003 topped the list of "Ten favorite Fiction Picks" selected by the Pasadena Weekly, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Times. What reviewers have said about The River turned Red: "While it is of particular interest to the literary elite and students of history, sociology and anthropology, The River Turned Red is a mass-market novel with a wide...