Renita D'Silva

ABOUT ME

I think a little bit of every author is in every story he or she tells. I think like all authors, I am riveted by people, by what makes them tick. I am fascinated by family relationships, the secrets we keep from those we love, the deep and convoluted bonds of love that can so quickly turn into hate and the desire for revenge and retribution. I I love witnessing snatched moments in people’s lives. I collect nuances and conversations and create stories around them. I borrow characteristics from various different people and people them in my characters.

I grew up in Kallianpur, a small village near the port town of Mangalore, in South Western India. Although I identify as British, my heart still feels Indian and writing fiction is my way of dealing with this dichotomy, my experience as an immigrant, bringing up my children in England while missing my family in India. My stories deal with themes of love, family relationships, displacement and the experience of first and second generation immigrants in Britain.