Rajasree Variyar Books In Order

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Rajasree Variyar is a published author.

She grew up in Sydney, Australia. Today she resides in London. There she manages her writing, dealing with that beside a career working in digital insurance product development.

Rajasree attended the University of East Anglia in 2020, where she got an MA in Creative Writing. Her manuscript The Daughters of Madurai ended up being shortlisted for Hachette UK’s 2019 Mo Siewcharran prize.

The short stories that she has written have won second prize in Shooter Literary Magazine’s short story competition. They have also been longlisted for the Brick Lane Bookshop short story competition.

The Daughters of Madurai is a 2023 book written by Rajasree Variyar. If you have been looking for something new and unique to enjoy, check out this family story and a mystery where you turn the pages endlessly to find out what happens at the conclusion.

This is a story that is all about the secrets that we have to keep in order to protect the people that we love. The place is Madurai and the year is 1992.

When a young mother in a poor family gets told that she is of no worth if she cannot produce a baby of a certain gender, she takes it personally. She is informed that she is useless if she cannot produce a son or if she bears daughters. They allowed her to keep her first baby girl. The rest get whisked away form her just as soon as they are born and killed. Janani is not able to forget the daughters that were left behind and that she was never allowed to love.

The place is Sydney in 2019, and Nila is someone with a secret. She has been keeping it from her parents for a very long time, perhaps too long. Before she is able to say anything, her grandfather in India ends up getting sick. She agrees that she is going to meet her parents on a trip to Madurai.

Nila does not know a lot about where her family came from, or who they were able to leave behind. But what she is about to learn might just end up changing her forever. This book explores serious different themes, such as female infanticide, the bond between daughters and mothers, how strong women are, and the power of love when it comes to getting over all obstacles.

If you appreciate historical or contemporary fiction novels that are about India, like The Henna Artist, you might really like this book. This is a book that delves into so much and is a poignant debut. Check out The Daughters of Madurai by this author to have it in your hands and read every word for yourself. This is an incredible work of fiction that once you read it you will be thinking about it and talking about it in the years to come, so don’t delay and get a copy today.