I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges.
Anita Desai...the moon that hung over the garden like some great priceless pearl, flawed and blemished with grey shadowy ridges as only a very great beauty can risk being.
Anita DesaiThe book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards into the past - I felt I was digging a tunnel back to the past.
Anita DesaiMy style of writing is to allow the story to unfold on its own. I try not to structure my work too rigidly.
Anita Desai