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Manisha Jolie Amin

Manisha Jolie Amin

Manisha Jolie Amin

Manisha Jolie Amin was born in Kenya to Indian parents. Though her family immigrated to Australia when she was a young girl, she grew up listening to her mother tell her and her sister mythical tales about India while her father played the Indian flute. Today, she lives in Sydney, Australia.

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Dancing to the Flute will be released on February 05, 2013 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Feb 05, 2013
Dancing to the Flute is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Feb 05, 2013
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Dancing to the Flute
Jan 26, 2013
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Dec 30, 2012

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New Indian Express, April 6, 2013
...Manisha Jolie Amin’s book Dancing to the Flute is the story of a young boy Kalu who fights against all odds and dreams big. Interspersed with India’s music and...
Malta Independent Daily, February 18, 2013
..."Dancing to the Flute" (Atria), by Manisha Jolie Amin A little boy appears in an Indian village, not remembering his name nor where he was from. But he is charming, clever and musically gifted, and manages to...
Seattle Times, February 17, 2013
...Kalu, as a student. And over the years, both learn much. “Dancing to the Flute” is Australia resident Manisha Jolie Amin’s first novel and her American literary debut. It is an airy, free-floating tale, evoking the notes of a flute on the wind. ...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 3, 2013
...of Dorothy Parker, the long-dead, famous literary critic of the 1920s. (AudioGo, Feb.) Dancing to the Flute by Manisha Jolie Amin, read by Paul English. Making her debut, Amins novel follows a boy whose life is changed when he is sent to live with a...
Melbourne Age, June 23, 2012
...I remember being in awe of Eco's ideas. The mix of philosophy and mystery captivated me. Kenyan-born Manisha Jolie Amin is an Australian author who works for a children's welfare charity. Dancing to the Flute (Allen & Unwin, $29.99) is her first novel...
Melbourne Age, June 23, 2012
...Kenyan-born author Manisha Jolie Amin talks about her favourite books. Jazz - Toni Morrison I'm attracted to books containing music. I loved the way the novel followed music, in the repeating of...
New Indian Express, April 6, 2013
...Manisha Jolie Amin’s book Dancing to the Flute is the story of a young boy Kalu who fights against all odds and dreams big. Interspersed with India’s music and...
Seattle Times, February 18, 2013
...Kalu, as a student. And over the years, both learn much. “Dancing to the Flute” is Australia resident Manisha Jolie Amin’s first novel and her American literary debut. It is an airy, free-floating tale, evoking the notes of a flute on the wind. ...
Malta Independent Daily, February 18, 2013
..."Dancing to the Flute" (Atria), by Manisha Jolie Amin A little boy appears in an Indian village, not remembering his name nor where he was from. But he is charming, clever and musically gifted, and manages to...
Kenya Star, February 17, 2013
...Manisha Jolie Amin’s novel "Dancing to the Flute" tells the story of an Indian boy of mysterious origin who is taken notice of by a famed...
Seattle Times, February 17, 2013
...Kalu, as a student. And over the years, both learn much. “Dancing to the Flute” is Australia resident Manisha Jolie Amin’s first novel and her American literary debut. It is an airy, free-floating tale, evoking the notes of a flute on the wind. ...
Seattle Times, February 17, 2013
...Kalu, as a student. And over the years, both learn much. “Dancing to the Flute” is Australia resident Manisha Jolie Amin’s first novel and her American literary debut. It is an airy, free-floating tale, evoking the notes of a flute on the wind. ...
Lubbock Online, February 13, 2013
...‘Dancing to the Flute’ short on substance “Dancing to the Flute” (Atria), by Manisha Jolie Amin A little boy appears in an Indian village, not remembering his name nor where he was from. But he is charming, clever and musically gifted, and...