Present Her Absence (Paperback)

Vinay Kothari

ISBN 10: 9375426572 / ISBN 13: 9789375426578

Editore: Blue Rose Publishers, 2026

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Paperback. Synopsis - Present Her AbsencePresent Her Absence is a work of literary fiction set in Mumbai during the late 1970s and 1980s, a city in transition, alive with the monsoon's rhythms, and shadowed by its underworld. At its center is Diane Decker, whose vision is radical for its time: an Anglo-Indian school principal who believes education is not merely about textbooks but about cultivating imagination, discipline, and inner resilience.The novel traces Diane's attempt to build a new kind of school-small classes, integrated learning, and daily rituals of yoga and poetry-in an environment resistant to change. While she wrestles with trustees, and cultural norms, she finds herself entangled in the lives of her students: Mandira, a gifted but fragile girl carrying private trauma; Aryan and Ved, boys caught between privilege and expectation; and Anu, the daughter of her housekeeper Maya, whose disappearance will force Diane to confront moral choices beyond the walls of her school.At once a portrait of a woman, a school, and a city, Present Her Absence is a meditation on what it means to guide others while still searching for one's own way. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: Present Her Absence (Paperback)
• Editore: Blue Rose Publishers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9375426572
• ISBN 13: 9789375426578
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: new

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Synopsis - Present Her Absence

Present Her Absence is a work of literary fiction set in Mumbai during the late 1970s and 1980s, a city in transition, alive with the monsoon's rhythms, and shadowed by its underworld. At its center is Diane Decker, whose vision is radical for its time: an Anglo-Indian school principal who believes education is not merely about textbooks but about cultivating imagination, discipline, and inner resilience.

The novel traces Diane's attempt to build a new kind of school-small classes, integrated learning, and daily rituals of yoga and poetry-in an environment resistant to change. While she wrestles with trustees, and cultural norms, she finds herself entangled in the lives of her students: Mandira, a gifted but fragile girl carrying private trauma; Aryan and Ved, boys caught between privilege and expectation; and Anu, the daughter of her housekeeper Maya, whose disappearance will force Diane to confront moral choices beyond the walls of her school.

At once a portrait of a woman, a school, and a city, Present Her Absence is a meditation on what it means to guide others while still searching for one's own way.

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Vinay Kothari is a Mumbai-based writer of literary fictionwhose work blends memory, history, and imagination.His debut collection of short stories, Curiously (2024), explored uncanny coincidences, fleeting encounters, and the quiet strangeness of everyday life.His forthcoming novel, Present Her Absence, continueshis exploration of human relationships through the lensof education, memory, and cultural change. Set in1970s-80s India, it portrays Diane Decker, a visionaryschool principal, whose experiments in teaching collidewith questions of identity, power, and belonging.Kothari's work often draws inspiration from his deepengagement with literature, philosophy, and travel. Hehas written narrative essays and reflective pieces onthemes ranging from spirituality and migration tofriendship and loss. His writing has been praised for itsintrospection, sensory detail, and emotional depth.Vinay Kothari is currently at work on new fiction andessays, continuing his commitment to crafting storiesthat are both deeply personal and universally resonant.