She Reflects  (Paperback, SHE Authors (women of Indian origin from around the world))

She Reflects' is the third in the 'SHE' series of books (She Speaks, She Celebrates) —published as a collaborative project by a group of 22 women, of Indian origin, spread across the world (Australia, India, The Netherlands , Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, UAE and the USA). There are 43 flash fictions in this book, distributed across three sections roughly based on the age of the protagonist — Ganga (senior), Alakananda (middle-aged), and Bhagirathi (infancy to youth), similar to a river's journey from its origin till it merges into the ocean. In this offering of flash fiction, the reader will find a rich smorgasbord of micro-flash fiction, all told by a female voice, with varied personalities, experiencing different stages of life, under various circumstances. As an analogy, a river originates as a stuttering stream from a glacier, gathers momentum, at first tumultuous and overflowing, then gushes unbridled through mountains, and finally gains calm equilibrium as it flows over vast plains. The stages in a river's journey are used as a metaphor in this aptly titled collection, 'She Reflects'.