Giselle Mehta’s Debut Novel ’Blossom Showers’ released

Giselle Mehta’s Debut Novel ’Blossom Showers’ released

Mangalore Today News Network

By I J Saldanha Shet

Mangalore, July 17, 2011: July 17, 2011, a day Mangalore is set to cherish for long long time to come. For the exclusive intelligent   book lovers and compulsive readers Kanara is known for, a new experience, a novel with a rare distinct local flavour is out. BLOSSOM SHOWERS- the debut novel of a well known product of indigenous tradition as families go from the clan of famed ‘Lobo-Prabhu’ a talented writer comes to make waves. She captures like never before in crystal  like wonder the history  of  Mangalore Catholics in South Kanara with all the tradition and nostalgia of true life embellished. The Coffee grower and estate culture the ups and the downs, through generations…….. GISELLE MEHTA has already captured the hearts and minds; her fans are bent on declaring that here is a best seller debut novel set to follow Indian award winners on debut like, Arvind Adiga, Kiran Desai, Arundhati Roy, Naipaul, Salman Rushdie and so on.

 

A stylish modern book launch, Jeffrey Archer mode, took the ‘Reliance Timeout’ store at the elite ‘City Center’ Mall in Hampankatta Mangalore by monsoon Storm. The public, book lovers, friends and the active media was out enthusiastically. A versatile personality, the author was accompanied by Alan Nazareth, Author and Former Diplomat along with H C Parikh, President-Elect of The International Book Readers Association, India Chapter at the launch. Both distinguished Chief Guests spoke highly of the author and book which they have already savoured. The poetry like prose used consistently is a tribute to English writers of reputation and fame. It is synonymous to the Empire striking back at the English who never would have guessed that our many famed prize winning authors would turn the tables on them and beat them at their own game. ‘Wonder struck’ was the word for this latest  debut novel of Author Giselle Mehta. 

 

The author speaking said she was overwhelmed with the words of the chief guests. It was the near culmination of the dream of a school girl, whose senses were fired even before her high school days gave her the vision. “In ‘Blossom Showers’, I have tried to imprint a truly compelling saga of three generations of the ‘Cordelio family’. It is propelled by eventful pace and robust characterization. I hope to reach out to my readers with my debut novel”.    The power and sanctity brings out a human self exploration. The ‘Inner conflicts of the psyche’ of the chief characters provide essential ingredients for excitement and imagination.  The songs and the food woven into the story brings individual identity alive to sweet to  hear and pungent to smell. The 441 page book Published by ‘Lead Start Publishing’ empowering throughout, as their logo adds, is better suited for those above age 18 at least as the author stated. The cover is a piece of attractive art done locally. 

About the Author
Giselle Mehta has Masters’ Degrees in International Relations and English Literature. She is an Associate of Trinity College, London, in speech and Drama. She came out successful to be selected  a bureaucrat in the Indian revenue Service, where she found her future husband. Both of them later left the service to embrace enterprise and self exploration. Author Giselle particularly enjoys the family trait of her parents; Mother  Mme. Loulla Lobo Prabhu (1942-2006) ( who among many writings and verse has  to her credit  a book ‘Quest’); her father  the illustrious Mangalorean, J M Lobo Prabhu (1906-1999) an ICS and an MP. Giselle is a master exponent in the communicative process –writing, theatre and speaking. Reserving a special space in her life for altruistic concerns and humane initiatives. She is the author of Aerial Roots – a published collection of her poems. Now ‘Blossom showers’ is her first novel – heading to be a hit!  

About the book ‘Blossom Showers’
It is without doubt a fast paced gripping fiction/ novel; set in a town called ‘Manjooran’ that bears a semblance to Mangalore. The story covers 3 generations of the ‘Cordelio family’ over a century (Though seasoned Mangaloraen Author Alan Nazareth says about 3 millennium) well-researched storyline with personal observation dovetailed. Alternating between the Western Ghats and West Coast. Rex Cordelio, the dispossessed heir of a noble family, makes his fortune and founds his own Coffee planting dynasty. He commences a tale of triumph and turbulence that will carry into lives of his descendants, as they each seek identity and emotional wholeness.  Propelled by an eventful pace and memorable characters, Blossom Showers resonates with social history and psychological insight to imprint itself as a durably true compelling saga.  It is sure to find fascination amongst readers far and wide perpetuating for posterity, the disappearing life style of Mangaloreans. Already there are folks who are speaking of a sequel to the story and characters.   Those present witness to a clear closer vision that Giselle Mehta would be a celebrated award winning author before long, around the globe.