Madhu Bazaz Wangu

READERS' FAVORITE FINALIST: THE OTHER SHORE ANOTHER FIVE STAR REVIEW Reviewed By Vincent Dublado for Readers’ Favorite Twenty stories are told under six different themes that fuse art, spirituality, and existential angst. Madhu Bazaz Wangu, by her own account, reveals that she has written The Other Shore: Ordinary People Grappling with Extraordinary Challenges because she wants you, as the reader, to grow intellectually and be emotionally touched by her tales. Her stories bridge inner and outer realities: the reality of what we say and what we think and feel. The women in this book are remarkably spirited and the men exist to find out more about themselves. The Other Shore tells the story of Mohini and how the seasons she spent with her grandparents have filled her heart with their love. In...

New Book: Cover Reveal

Cover Reveal I'm thrilled to share the cover of THE OTHER SHORE: Ordinary People Grappling with Extraordinary Challenges! With each new book the excitement of sharing its cover with you all never loses its glimmer. The twenty stories in THE OTHER SHORE and the people inhabiting them have lived in my mind since my novel The Last Suttee left home to be on its own. Which means the characters in this collection have been living with me for four years. On June 8 they too will leave their home enveloped in this gorgeous cover (design by Jenny Quinlan) to entertain you with the adventures wrapped within. I hope you fall in love with the characters and the settings as much as I enjoyed creating them.  ...

FREE!!! Story Collection: CHANCE MEETINGS

FREE!!! My first collection of stories, CHANCE MEETINGS is free from March 7-14 at Smashwords.com: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/530688 SELECTED REVIEWS: Twelve fascinating stories! Twelve fascinating stories, I thought I would read one at a time, but when I began, I couldn't put the book down until I finished all twelve. The author definitely lived this life. I could feel it as though I was there.You won't want to miss this. (Patrick J DiCesare) An Oasis of Calm in a Chaotic WorldChance Meetings, Madhu Wangu’s volume of short stories offers the reader a chance to see that our lives, however small, are not without purpose.As a woman who is both Indian and American, Wangu writes from a unique perspective. I learned a great deal from these simple stories and I came to a greater understanding of...