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A moving debut. -- Criminal Element Gopal's sensitive eye for human frailties and the power of nature make The 86th Village a novel that is beautiful and suspenseful, haunting and socially relevant. I was spellbound. -- Sujata Massey, author of The Bombay Prince This atmospheric and extremely poignant debut is beautifully told and heart-rending on many levels. -- Booklist

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Sena Desai Gopal is a journalist specializing in science and medicine, food, and travel. Her work has been published in the Boston Globe, The Atlantic, Modern Farmer, and the Times of India, among others. She was born in Southern India, in a small village where her family has lived for eighteen generations--a village doomed to submerge as a result of The Upper Krishna Project--and she grew up on stories of its residents and of politics. She now lives in Boston with her husband and two children. She can be found at www.senadesaigopal.com and on Twitter at @senadesaigopal. Fluent in Hindi, Urdu, and English, Deepti Gupta has an international career spread across India, Singapore, Pakistan, and the United States. As a narrator she brings an open and curious perspective to the author's work. Her natural global/international accent makes her a great choice for an author who is writing to appeal to a global readership/listenership. As an actress she has earned praise from the New York Times for her performance in the feature film Walkaway, and also stars in Record/Play (a sci-fi love story) which was an official selection at Sundance 2013. She earned her MFA in acting from the University of Texas at Austin, an MA in theater studies from the National University of Singapore, and BA in English literature from Delhi University. Besides working as an actress and voice talent, she also works as a consultant with corporate firms and businesses to help expand and deepen their diversity and inclusion strategies.

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