{"id":4446,"date":"2024-03-16T10:51:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T18:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wayofstory.com\/?p=4446"},"modified":"2024-03-16T10:55:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T18:55:46","slug":"east-west-stories-of-india-now-in-india-uk-and-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wayofstory.com\/?p=4446","title":{"rendered":"East & West: Stories of India now in India, UK, and USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now available on amazon.com<\/a>, amazon.com.uk<\/a>, & fli<\/a>p<\/a>kart.com <\/a><\/p>\n

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Each of these 15 stories is unique, each of them could be a film, and each will live on in your memory. \u00a0\u00a0 – <\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Ratna Joshi, Times of India<\/em><\/p>\n

These memorable stories are so different from each other in theme and characters \u2013 and yet each is located in that place in the heart where east and west meet. Based on years of grounded observation,\u00a0these Stories of India<\/em> are beautifully transporting and evocative. \u00a0 Betty Sue Flowers, Ph.D.,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 editor, Joseph Campbell\u2019s The Power of Myth<\/em><\/p>\n

Catherine Ann Jones is a great story teller.\u00a0 The stories in this book are all set in India, but each one has a very different context and shows a highly insightful and impartial look at the Indian culture.\u00a0Each story is unique, wonderfully written and enchanting.\u00a0 Not only worth reading, but reading again and reading aloud to others. Highly recommended.<\/p>\n

-Ravi Ravindra, Ph.D, author of\u00a0The Bhagavad Gita: A Guide to Navigating the Battle of Life<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Most of her enthralling stories, though not all, are located in India, a country and its people that Catherine loves and knows with the deepest understanding.\u00a0 She writes with the clarity and delicacy of butterfly wings. \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Roshan Seth, actor<\/p>\n

In the best tradition of storytelling in India, this new\u00a0book by Catherine Ann Jones is a modern classic. Seemingly covering the entirety\u00a0of Indian culture, values, current events, and philosophy, the fifteen stories in her collection will long be treasured for capturing the ethos of the twenty-first century. In spite of the 114th sloka of the Dharma Shastra that intones “The essence of dharma is hidden and elusive,” it is true that the Catherine Ann Jones dharma is storytelling.<\/p>\n

R.E.Mark Lee, World Teacher: The Life and Teachings of J. Krishnamurti\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>East & West (Stories of India) <\/em>by Catherine Ann Jones are simply delightful and show how deeply she understands our Indian ways and our cultural heritage.\u00a0Each story is beautifully nuanced with a deep understanding of the human psyche and the Indian culture.\u00a0I shall certainly read your other books now that I have sampled your stories.\u00a0These delightful Stories of India <\/em>were like a fresh water shower.<\/p>\n

Meena Kaushik, Ph.D. and CEO of Quantum Consumer Solutions. Bangalore, India<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Exceptional stories of India, gently spun by the author. A trip to India on a quiet afternoon.<\/p>\n

Arthur Kornhaber, M. D., American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Spirit<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Murder in Assam<\/em> is a very heart wrenching story, beautifully\u00a0told and tragically based in truth. – Kitty Winn, actor<\/p>\n

I\u2019m impressed with the optimism in both your stories; despite setbacks, friends finding solace and \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0sustenance over the years is heartwarming indeed.\u00a0 And the reconciliation between generations is what we all wish would be the metaphor for a healing India. Your love of India and her traditions is very apparent. t.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Prema Chari<\/p>\n

When I finished reading East & West<\/em>, I sat motionless for several moments, feeling the wisdom and beauty of your portrayal. Three cheers to you for writing an entire book of excellent stories of India, a memorable work of art.<\/p>\n

Dianne Skafte, Ph.D., Listening to the Oracle <\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>Your My Life as a Devadasi <\/em>story is not only rich and gripping, but superbly written! The Bus Home <\/em>is also excellent \u2013 and moving!<\/p>\n

Muzaffar Chishti, lawyer, New York City<\/p>\n

Catherine Ann Jones\u2019s short stories emanating from her life experiences in India are authentic, insightful, and informative about a culture and its societal nuances that are too often unknown to American audiences. Well worth reading.<\/p>\n

Chip Beck, The Alamo Conspiracy<\/em><\/p>\n

You truly are gifted in your ability to combine historic data with a fictional premise that enables the reader to imagine as reality.\u00a0\u2013 Patricia Gaul, actor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AN UNFLINCHING PORTRAYAL OF WESTERN INFLUENCES ON INDIA\u2019S CULTURE\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Catherine Ann Jones\u2019\u00a0stories\u00a0convey an unflinching portrayal of western influences on India\u2019s culture, reflected through the lives of her fictional characters. A must read for anyone curious about India\u2019s culture and people.\u00a0 – Dana Macy, Fragments of a Fragmented Life<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Brilliant! In these fifteen short stories, the eminent writer and global teacher Catherine Ann Jones takes us on a sentient journey into the diverse, past and present soul of India – from tea plantations in Assam, devout chaos on the banks of the Ganges, cosmopolitan Delhi, to the humid, traditional South. All come alive in this fine collection, leaving us wanting more.<\/p>\n

– Robert Walker, London, England<\/p>\n

For interviews, blog, writing consults, or psychic readings visit wayofstory.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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This particular collection of stories is imagined – though sometimes inspired by fact. They came about because of a marriage that carried me away to far- off India, which became my spiritual home. From my own experience of living many years in India, the sublime mythology of this great and complex culture so permeates the personal that myth often becomes reality – and reality, myth.
\n\tThe aim of these stories is to serve as a kind of portal into the daily lives and emotional realities that reflect the rich depth and humanity that is India.
\n Catherine Ann Jones
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