Books by Deepa Kantamaneni

Set in the lush tropical forests of India, this extraordinary tale unfolds on the vast acres of a coffee estate. Having inherited illegitimate British genes, a respectable plantation and more is the heroine, Ella. The tale revolves around Ella and her sister, Kaveri. Having found her destiny at a young age through a brutal loss, Ella fights to survive the odds. On the same land is a feared and elusive tiger. Ella draws strength from the tiger and learns the skills she needs from him. She learns to fight, to kill and to survive. In an unforgiving land, both the tiger and Ella survive and reign supreme. Their paths cross on occasion; they form ghostly alliances and drifting away. The extraordinary will of a woman who stands tall against all odds, the ruthlessness in her method and the foes she fights in pursuit of her singular purpose--this tale will take you through a soulful experience. Her spirit will leave you inspired, her courage will leave you in awe...but there is more to her that will make her simply unforgettable.

Rainbow is a book for a contemplative reader. It is a book of shades of women's lives in a changing India. The stories are carefully crafted to be detailed yet precise. The reader will experience the Vibrancy of IndiaThe Heroines of my book can be victims, they can victimise, they foray through the changes with courage and strength. Desperately grasping at freedom, we stay rooted to our traditions. These traditions, though evolving and sometimes vanishing, are the source of our strength and they form the pot of gold at the end of the Rainbow. I believe, you will finish reading the book and enjoy this ride it will take you on, but, your real measure of this book, will be a week after you've read it. What you thought was a good read is indeed far more. It will bring back lucid visions of the scenes and the taste of it will linger. It is when you will see it has reached inside you superficially; Unquantified, its Impact is inarticulate but will be reverberating in your mind for a long time to come.