Melinda Flurry Author
Latest Release
One River
(2024)
Willa Lutz, a reclusive artist from Tennessee, and Jaya Patel, a child bride from the village of Maharashtra, meet in 1987 India. Diverging from their expected paths, they form an unlikely friendship. Cultures and identities come into question as spiritual fires are lit and funeral pyres threaten.
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"This book is life changing. Some people can write descriptions that put one right into the events taking place in a story. Some people can write dialogue that fleshes out the essence of the characters in a tale. It is rare to find an author who fluently can do both. Melinda Flurry is one such author. This narrative causes us to take a long look at ourselves and see that we really live a full life when we comfort each other."
Barbara Stewart
"A wonderful Bildungs Roman with exotic places, beautiful and poetic paragraphs. A real page turner! Couldn't wait to see what was going to happen and the events lingered long after I completed reading it."
Frances Vidowsky
Praise & Reviews
"In this literary tour de force, Melinda Flurry explores a protagonist's emotional landscape as she breaks free from her traditional southern family and eventually makes her way to India, engendering new opportunities to explore her inner and outer growth and develop new friendships. The intriguing narrative underscores a duality where cultural beliefs and practices tend to divide us, while the emotional connections arising through undercurrents of commonality reinforce the "Oneness" that inextricably connects us."
Debbie and Michael Brodsky
"....The more I read, the more I realized that their relationship transcended culture and became newly defined by their common bond as women in a world dominated by men. The lens I was reading through as a male gave me a new and fresh perspective and deeper respect for two of the strongest characters in fiction. Willa and Jaya feel like my two new best friends!"
Michael T. Mozingo
"Riveting. Powerful. Author Melinda Flurry takes us on a journey with two women. East meets West. Frail meets strength. Fear meets courage. A possessing narrative into the world of Sati with an unforgettable, powerful climax that will leave you thinking of this remarkable novel well after you put down its cover."
Marc Moody, Professor
School of Cinematic Arts
University of Hawaii at Manor
"'One River' shows the power and influence of family and cultural traditions that are expected, even demanded, regardless of backgrounds... These women left me with a new awareness of life on so many levels. 'One River' is truly an eye opener!"
S. Millwood