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Hello Maam, i really love reading your book, Thank you for writing this wonderful book. I have never read a book that made me perceive the reality of the events told so deeply. I will not forget the story, and my understanding of culture and history is forever altered.
Hello Maam, i really love reading your book, Thank you for writing this wonderful book. I have never read a book that made me perceive the reality of the events told so deeply. I will not forget the story, and my understanding of culture and history is forever altered.... Collapse
I accidenltly came across your book "What The Body Remembers " in an australian library and found out that it has been translated in 14 languages, which astonished me. Iam an avid reader of english literature and fond of classics. Though a Civil Engineer ,crossing 73rd mile stone in my life journey, I stll read and translate in my mother tongue Marathi. I have translated Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham in marathi , which have been published n 2014. Ihave his 3 novels translated and awating publication. I want to know, whethr above cited book has been translated in Marathi. If not I would like to translate it. Will you pl. guide in communicating further ? You can also suggest me any other book of yours, which will be loved by Indian Readers, when translataed. Regards SADANAND JOSHI
I accidenltly came across your book "What The Body Remembers " in an australian library and found out that it has been translated in 14 languages, which astonished me.
Iam an avid reader of english literature and fond of classics. Though a Civil Engineer ,crossing 73rd mile stone in my life journey, I stll read and translate in my mother tongue Marathi.
I have translated Short Stories of W. Somerset Maugham in marathi , which have been published n 2014.
Ihave his 3 novels translated and awating publication.
I want to know, whethr above cited book has been translated in Marathi.
If not I would like to translate it. Will you pl. guide in communicating further ?
You can also suggest me any other book of yours, which will be loved by Indian Readers, when translataed.
Regards
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Dear Shauna, I enjoyed your book Tiger Claw. keep up the good work.
Dear Shauna,
I enjoyed your book Tiger Claw. keep up the good work.... Collapse
Dear Shauna-- We met some years ago at Blue-Met and were on a panel together. I've admired your work for so many years and have done book talks on a number of your novels, including "The Tiger's Claw" at libraries and bookclubs here in Montreal. We are also TransAtlantic Sisters. At long last, I have a new novel, "In Many Waters" forthcoming next Spring 2017. It centres on three orphans whose lives intersect in Malta and grapples with our refugee crisis and multicultural themes and issues of identity. I am contacting a few writers who I admire for blurbs. Would you able to provide a blurb? It would mean a great deal to me. If it's a yes, I can email you the novel. Or if it's better, post you a bound copy. Let me know! Warmly, Ami
Dear Shauna-- We met some years ago at Blue-Met and were on a panel together. I've admired your work for so many years and have done book talks on a number of your novels, including "The Tiger's Claw" at libraries and bookclubs here in Montreal. We are also TransAtlantic Sisters. At long last, I have a new novel, "In Many Waters" forthcoming next Spring 2017. It centres on three orphans whose lives intersect in Malta and grapples with our refugee crisis and multicultural themes and issues of identity. I am contacting a few writers who I admire for blurbs. Would you able to provide a blurb? It would mean a great deal to me. If it's a yes, I can email you the novel. Or if it's better, post you a bound copy. Let me know! Warmly, Ami... Collapse
We were truly moved by your eulogy to Dave. Dave was the best friend that anybody could ever have. He was a very generous person--so much fun to be with--so very creative. He had such a sunny disposition--and a wonderful smile. We wish that we could have been with him more often. Thank you for sharing his eulogy with us--your husband was a truly great person. We wish you the very best in what lies ahead for you. Suzanne and Bob Washburn
We were truly moved by your eulogy to Dave. Dave was the best friend that anybody could ever have. He was a very generous person--so much fun to be with--so very creative. He had such a sunny disposition--and a wonderful smile. We wish that we could have been with him more often. Thank you for sharing his eulogy with us--your husband was a truly great person. We wish you the very best in what lies ahead for you. Suzanne and Bob Washburn... Collapse
Hello mam, I am Meenu Butola. Doing research on your fictions. I read all your three novels and loved them all. Now I am reading your short story collection, English lessons and other stories. Thank you mam for providing us such a great literature.
Hello mam, I am Meenu Butola. Doing research on your fictions. I read all your three novels and loved them all. Now I am reading your short story collection, English lessons and other stories. Thank you mam for providing us such a great literature.... Collapse
anjali tripathy Thursday, 1/14/10, 9:51 PM dear ms singh baldwin i am doing my ph.d. on your what the body remembers.my tentetive title is "allegorizing the female body: nation and the narrative of women's resistance in ssb's what the body remembers".i focus on use of allegory in wtbr, questioning his-story, and wtbr as a subaltern narrative of body. i will be very grateful if you send me your valuable suggestions via mail.hope to hear from you. with regards anjali From: india Email: anjali1tripathy@yahoo.co.in Regarding (Title): what the body remembers
anjali tripathy Thursday, 1/14/10, 9:51 PM
dear ms singh baldwin i am doing my ph.d. on your what the body remembers.my tentetive title is "allegorizing the female body: nation and the narrative of women's resistance in ssb's what the body remembers".i focus on use of allegory in wtbr, questioning his-story, and wtbr as a subaltern narrative of body. i will be very grateful if you send me your valuable suggestions via mail.hope to hear from you. with regards anjali
From: india
Email: anjali1tripathy@yahoo.co.in
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I am so sorry for your loss. I posted this to my FB: My father's best friend died on Sunday, he was 85. Dave was a hale and hearty man into his 80s. He made the trip from Milwaukee to Madison to see my silent dad, I know it was hard for him. Their friendship was forged in law school and they were so very close. After Daddy died I sifted through their correspondence, so much of it was charmingly ribald. I sat with Dave at my father's luncheon after his funeral. "You know what?" he said. "Your dad was driving up a hill and then we saw a car coming right at us. Your dad pulled the wheel to the left and we somehow all survived!" And thank god you did. RIP, Dave. Web Site: Elyse Meuer Email: eemeuer@wisc.edu
I am so sorry for your loss. I posted this to my FB: My father's best friend died on Sunday, he was 85. Dave was a hale and hearty man into his 80s. He made the trip from Milwaukee to Madison to see my silent dad, I know it was hard for him. Their friendship was forged in law school and they were so very close. After Daddy died I sifted through their correspondence, so much of it was charmingly ribald. I sat with Dave at my father's luncheon after his funeral. "You know what?" he said. "Your dad was driving up a hill and then we saw a car coming right at us. Your dad pulled the wheel to the left and we somehow all survived!" And thank god you did. RIP, Dave.
Web Site: Elyse Meuer
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Philippa Borgal Tuesday, 12/29/15, 5:51 PM Namaste, Ms Baldwin. I met your brother, a lawyer in Delhi whose name I regret I have forgotten, on a train between Delhi and Jaipur. He was travelling to Ajmeer (I believe) for a surprise visit to his daughter at boarding school, whose birthday it was. I hadn't heard of you but since this fortuitous meeting I have read two of your books: The Tiger Claw and What the Body Remembers. I found the latter particularly moving and engrossing, and am recommending it to all and sundry. Thank you! From: Nova Scotia Email: Pborgal@eastlink.ca
Philippa Borgal Tuesday, 12/29/15, 5:51 PM
Namaste, Ms Baldwin. I met your brother, a lawyer in Delhi whose name I regret I have forgotten, on a train between Delhi and Jaipur. He was travelling to Ajmeer (I believe) for a surprise visit to his daughter at boarding school, whose birthday it was. I hadn't heard of you but since this fortuitous meeting I have read two of your books: The Tiger Claw and What the Body Remembers. I found the latter particularly moving and engrossing, and am recommending it to all and sundry. Thank you!
From: Nova Scotia
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Magnificent! The only thing I am missing is a glossary so that Non- Indian readers get a better understanding of the many expressions that are expressed in the vernacular. Thank you. From: Canada Email: irmgardjacob@sympatico.ca Regarding (Title): What the Body Remembers
Magnificent! The only thing I am missing is a glossary so that Non- Indian readers get a better understanding of the many expressions that are expressed in the vernacular. Thank you.
From: Canada
Email: irmgardjacob@sympatico.ca
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Alison Candela Saturday, 2/7/15, 11:39 AM I have been so moved by "What the Body Remembers". Thank you for writing this wonderful book. It has made the experience of partition and life in India at this time come alive for me. The characters of Roop, Sardarji, and their family, their struggles to be decent people and to survive, have helped me step a little beyond my cultural experience.I feel as if I have been a visitor in their homes, in their life experience after reading this book. It is my sense of understanding something of the interior life of your characters that I so appreciate. Stay well. Alison From: Smithers, Email: redfrogonraven@hotmail.com Regarding (Title): What the Body Remembers
Alison Candela Saturday, 2/7/15, 11:39 AM
I have been so moved by "What the Body Remembers". Thank you for writing this wonderful book. It has made the experience of partition and life in India at this time come alive for me. The characters of Roop, Sardarji, and their family, their struggles to be decent people and to survive, have helped me step a little beyond my cultural experience.I feel as if I have been a visitor in their homes, in their life experience after reading this book. It is my sense of understanding something of the interior life of your characters that I so appreciate. Stay well. Alison
From: Smithers,
Email: redfrogonraven@hotmail.com
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Sheila Barta Wednesday, 1/22/14, 3:00 PM Thank you for this extraordinary and enlightening journey. I have never read a book that made me perceive the reality of the events told so deeply. I will not forget the story, and my understanding of culture and history is forever altered. I can't think of a finer vehicle to bring understanding and respect among cultures than this book. I hope there are other writers as gifted and careful with their readers as you are. Shalom. sjb From: To ermory, Ontario Email: bartas@amtelecom.net Regarding (Title): What the Body Remembers
Sheila Barta Wednesday, 1/22/14, 3:00 PM
Thank you for this extraordinary and enlightening journey. I have never read a book that made me perceive the reality of the events told so deeply. I will not forget the story, and my understanding of culture and history is forever altered. I can't think of a finer vehicle to bring understanding and respect among cultures than this book. I hope there are other writers as gifted and careful with their readers as you are. Shalom. sjb
From: To ermory, Ontario
Email: bartas@amtelecom.net
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Pamela Carter Wednesday, 10/2/13, 7:15 AM Shauna, I can't wait to read your books! My sister found you and passed your site along to me. (She just visited me here in Seattle.) She was telling me that your mother was one of her favorite teachers. She hadn't remembered that you were in my class at The Study. I will write again when I have caught up on my reading! From: Seattle Email: pamela.hobart.carter@gmail.com
Pamela Carter Wednesday, 10/2/13, 7:15 AM
Shauna, I can't wait to read your books! My sister found you and passed your site along to me. (She just visited me here in Seattle.) She was telling me that your mother was one of her favorite teachers. She hadn't remembered that you were in my class at The Study. I will write again when I have caught up on my reading!
From: Seattle
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Ramma Thursday, 5/9/13, 4:59 PM Just finished this novel after a non-stop reading. Cried a lot during Damini's Q-A session with Anamika Devi. Your dialogues reflect your genuine familiarity with and in-depth research into India's soul. Shauna: I met you in Ottawa in late 2012 at the inauguration (?) of Deepa Mehta's "The Midnight's Children". Ramma From: Kamra Email: rkamra@ncf.ca Regarding (Title): The Selector of Souls
Ramma Thursday, 5/9/13, 4:59 PM
Just finished this novel after a non-stop reading. Cried a lot during Damini's Q-A session with Anamika Devi. Your dialogues reflect your genuine familiarity with and in-depth research into India's soul. Shauna: I met you in Ottawa in late 2012 at the inauguration (?) of Deepa Mehta's "The Midnight's Children". Ramma
From: Kamra
Email: rkamra@ncf.ca
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MARGRIT ELMIGER-ISERT Thursday, 11/29/12, 12:25 PM Just finished reading your book...could not put it down!Heard your interview on CBC and knew,that I needed to read the book.Wow....are we ever lucky to live where we live...hard to believe what happened with the girls.Wishing,that one day,that ALL the women of that part of the world will have the strengths and rights to make the decisions we have been able to make for a long time.Will visit India soon with my husband. Thanks Shauna for sharing and educating us. From: Canada Email: melmiger@telus.net Regarding (Title): The Selector of Souls
MARGRIT ELMIGER-ISERT Thursday, 11/29/12, 12:25 PM
Just finished reading your book...could not put it down!Heard your interview on CBC and knew,that I needed to read the book.Wow....are we ever lucky to live where we live...hard to believe what happened with the girls.Wishing,that one day,that ALL the women of that part of the world will have the strengths and rights to make the decisions we have been able to make for a long time.Will visit India soon with my husband. Thanks Shauna for sharing and educating us.
From: Canada
Email: melmiger@telus.net
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Sudha Jayaram Saturday, 10/6/12, 8:18 AM Just wanted to say that I loved the book..and all the people in the story. I am saddest for Kusum..hope that was a figment of your imagination.. I see a bit of Satya in many women in my classes these days..Not many Roops though..Sardarji would have said " Simply not done!" to many things my daughters do.. Regards, SJ From: Bangalore,Karnataka,India Web Site: www.resonanceconsulting.in Email: sudha@resonanceconsulting.in Regarding (Title): What the body remembers
Sudha Jayaram Saturday, 10/6/12, 8:18 AM
Just wanted to say that I loved the book..and all the people in the story. I am saddest for Kusum..hope that was a figment of your imagination.. I see a bit of Satya in many women in my classes these days..Not many Roops though..Sardarji would have said " Simply not done!" to many things my daughters do.. Regards, SJ
From: Bangalore,Karnataka,India
Web Site: www.resonanceconsulting.in
Email: sudha@resonanceconsulting.in
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Gurdeep Panesar Friday, 7/29/11, 5:49 AM It has been some two years since I read What the Body remembers, and for me it is still one of the best English language novels written from a Sikh perspective. I find positive potrayels of sikh society and characters rare in litrature (one notable exception was Vikram Chandra's Sacred Games) Do you have any plans for a sequel of some sort to What the body remembers ? From: England Email: gpanesar@pellings.co.uk Regarding (Title): Mr
Gurdeep Panesar Friday, 7/29/11, 5:49 AM
It has been some two years since I read What the Body remembers, and for me it is still one of the best English language novels written from a Sikh perspective. I find positive potrayels of sikh society and characters rare in litrature (one notable exception was Vikram Chandra's Sacred Games) Do you have any plans for a sequel of some sort to What the body remembers ?
From: England
Email: gpanesar@pellings.co.uk
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Professor Nilufer Bharuch Friday, 7/1/11, 1:25 AM Dear Shauna Singh Baldwin If you recall we had met at the University of the Fraser Valley, when you were their writer in residence and I their visiting professor. We are inaugurating the Mumbai University's Indo-Canadian Centre (funded by the British Columbia Provice, through the auspices of the ufv) in late September this year. We would be very happy to invite you as our Chief Guest at this function. We shall be in a postion to pay your return Economy fare from Canada and will accommodate you in an air-conditioned room in our on-campus guest house. We do look forward to having you there. Please do say yes. Warm wishes Nilufer From: University of Mumbai Email: nbharucha@hotmail.com Regarding (Title): Professor of English, Coordinator Indo-Canadian Centre, University of Mumbai
Professor Nilufer Bharuch Friday, 7/1/11, 1:25 AM
Dear Shauna Singh Baldwin If you recall we had met at the University of the Fraser Valley, when you were their writer in residence and I their visiting professor. We are inaugurating the Mumbai University's Indo-Canadian Centre (funded by the British Columbia Provice, through the auspices of the ufv) in late September this year. We would be very happy to invite you as our Chief Guest at this function. We shall be in a postion to pay your return Economy fare from Canada and will accommodate you in an air-conditioned room in our on-campus guest house. We do look forward to having you there. Please do say yes. Warm wishes Nilufer
From: University of Mumbai
Email: nbharucha@hotmail.com
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Nitin Sawant Monday, 7/4/11, 6:44 AM I am delighted to inform you that we are undertaking an epic 10 part film series on the Indian Diaspora over the next two years in collaboration with the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and the Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India to be filmed in approximately 15 countries of the world where a significant presence of the Indian Diaspora exists. We would like to interveiw you in this context and would request you let us know on how we can contact you. Thank You Nitin Sawant 416 450 4107 From: Mississauga Email: nsawant@rogers.com Regarding (Title): Need to speak with you
Nitin Sawant Monday, 7/4/11, 6:44 AM
I am delighted to inform you that we are undertaking an epic 10 part film series on the Indian Diaspora over the next two years in collaboration with the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and the Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India to be filmed in approximately 15 countries of the world where a significant presence of the Indian Diaspora exists. We would like to interveiw you in this context and would request you let us know on how we can contact you. Thank You Nitin Sawant 416 450 4107
From: Mississauga
Email: nsawant@rogers.com
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Capt. B.S. Sidhu Wednesday, 5/18/11, 1:11 AM I've been wanting to send this for years. I've never read a more accurate depiction of Punjab in any book, article etc. It was brilliant. Please write a sequel or a similar setting from 1947 to 1984. (bluestar) And then the final part of the trilogy from 1984 to whenever... After the high standards set by the captivating 'What The Body Remembers' - 'The Tiger's Claw' was really forgettable. Please stick to the knitting - you hold a mighty grip on the Punjab folklore and an uncanny accuracy - there are no mistakes. From: bathinda Email: bhuchosidhu@gmail.com Regarding (Title): What The Body Remembers
Capt. B.S. Sidhu Wednesday, 5/18/11, 1:11 AM
I've been wanting to send this for years. I've never read a more accurate depiction of Punjab in any book, article etc. It was brilliant. Please write a sequel or a similar setting from 1947 to 1984. (bluestar) And then the final part of the trilogy from 1984 to whenever... After the high standards set by the captivating 'What The Body Remembers' - 'The Tiger's Claw' was really forgettable. Please stick to the knitting - you hold a mighty grip on the Punjab folklore and an uncanny accuracy - there are no mistakes.
From: bathinda
Email: bhuchosidhu@gmail.com
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