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<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>About the Book</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>DIVE INTO THE FASCINATING WORLD OF IDIOMS WITH TIMELESS TALES</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>You may know what each means and now unlock the secret language of expressions through a potpourri of timeless tales.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This collection of 21 short stories is a delightful journey that explores the whimsy of idioms and their fascinating origins from Aesop's Fables to everyday speech. It delves into the quirks of languages to discover that idioms are the colourful threads weaving the tapestry of cultures. The tales are not just a peek behind the linguistic curtain; they're a full-throttle journey. Get ready to see language in a whole new light--a richer more human light and unlock the keys to understanding these rich complex expressions.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>About the Author</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan is an award-winning voice-over artist poet editor and author of a dozen works of fiction and non-fiction. She is also a former non-profit development professional who spent two decades as an advocate and fundraiser for persons with disabilities. She won the 68th National Film Awards for Best Narration Voiceover for the film Rhapsody of Rains- Monsoons of Kerala in 2022.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Shobha has published children's books in India and the United States including the award-winning </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Indi-Alphabet</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> (Mango and Marigold) </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Prince with a Paintbrush: The Story of Raja Ravi Varma</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> (Westland) </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It's Time to Rhyme</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> (Aleph) and </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Parvati the Elephant's Very Important Day</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> (Harper Collins). Her first book for adults </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Good Innings</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> (Penguin) is being translated into Malayalam.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Shobha's love of words and stories began in childhood with storytelling sessions and word play with her siblings. When she is not travelling in search of stories Shobha lives in Campbell California with her husband. When she's not writing doing voice-overs or multi-tasking she can be found playing fun-grandmom to her two grandchildren reading books or telling tales from around the world.</span></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A Treasure Trove of Timeless Tales</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is now being translated into Malayalam.</span></p>