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The Fertile Earth

By: Ruthvika Rao

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Nothing short of dazzling' Tania James, author of Loot A sweeping story of forbidden love, of friendship and betrayal, power and revenge, set against the tumultuous political landscape of post-Independence India The mounting curiosity amongst them was not about the identity of the victims; they all knew who the dead ones were. The only question that remained, therefore, was who amongst them had seen it happen. Vijaya and Sree are the daughters of the wealthy, landowning Deshmukh family, whose social status and power are absolute in the tiny village of Irumi. Krishna and Ranga are the sons of a widowed servant who works in the Deshmukh household. The four children should never have spoken, let alone forged a friendship. But the bonds they form are intense – and dangerous. When they are caught up in a devastating accident, the consequences ripple through their lives and send them scattering to different corners of India. Years later, when violent uprisings tear across the countryside, Vijaya and Krishna find themselves irresistibly drawn back to one another, despite the differences in their class and background. But this is not the India they once knew. Their country is changing, burning from the inside out. Irumi is no longer safe. 'Beautifully written, immersive, clear-eyed in its depiction of caste and oppression, yet tender in its portrayal of heartbreak and hope.' Deepa Anappara, author of Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line 'What a marvelous writer Ruthvika is... The Fertile Earth is a compulsively readable novel.' Margot Livesey, author of The Boy in the Field

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The Fertile Earth

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The Unstoppable Journey

By: T. Ruthvika Rao

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The Unstoppable Journey

By: T. Ruthvika Rao

The sky is blue, roses are red, rains are beautiful we all have heard about it. Have you ever thought will there be an end to the journey? Sounds interesting right. The journey name itself sounds a huge word with infinite meanings. Every person has their own journey with some fun, some tragedy, and some drastic turns and it is all what happens in a journey. If somebody ask tell about your journey? What will be your reaction? All you do is just go back from starting point when you born and till now. So to have a beautiful glimpse about some things what happens in a journey. This is all about the unstoppable journey. To know about more find out what happens in a journey?

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True Dreamster

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The Fertile Earth

A Novel

By: Ruthvika Rao

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The Fertile Earth

A Novel

By: Ruthvika Rao

LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION'S 2024 FIRST NOVEL PRIZE • An unforgettable story of love and resistance surrounding two young people born across social lines, set against a tumultuous political landscape in India. "[A] heart-wrenching tale of forbidden love" —THE WASHINGTON POST Vijaya and Sree are the daughters of the Deshmukhs of Irumi. Hailing from a lineage of ancestral aristocrats, their family’s social status and power over villagers on their land is absolute. Krishna and Ranga, brothers, are the sons of a widowed servant in the Deshmukh household. When Vijaya and Krishna meet, they forge an intense bond that is beautiful and dangerous. But after an innocent attempt to hunt down a man-eating tiger in the jungle goes wrong, what happens between the two of them is disastrous, the consequences reverberating through their lives into young adulthood. Years later, when violent uprisings rip across the countryside and the Marxist, ultra-left Naxalite movement arrives in Irumi, Vijaya and Krishna are forced to navigate the insurmountable differences of land ownership and class warfare in a country that is burning from the inside out—while being irresistibly drawn back to each other, their childhood bond now full of possibilities neither of them are willing to admit. The Fertile Earth is a vast, ambitious debut that is equal parts historical, political, and human, with the enduring ties of love and family loyalty at its heart. Who can be loved? What are the costs of transgressions? How can justice be measured, and who will be alive to bear witness?

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