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Renita D’Silva loves stories both reading and creating them. Wartime Comes To West India Dock Road, the second book in her historical saga series set on West India Dock Road, is out on July 23, 2025. Her books have been translated into several languages. Her short stories have been published in The View from Here, Bartleby Snopes, this zine, Platinum Page, Paragraph Planet, Verve among others, have been nominated for the Pushcart prize, the Best of the Net anthology, shortlisted for the LoveReading Very Short Story award and The Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize and longlisted for the BBC National Short Story award. Her short story, Eavesdropping Shamelessly, is published in the Arts Council England funded Bridges Not Borders anthology of pri ...more

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	The Forgotten Daughter 4.03 avg rating — 1,634 ratings — published 2014 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Mother's Secret 4.12 avg rating — 1,545 ratings — published 2016 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beneath an Indian Sky 4.15 avg rating — 1,204 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Sister's Promise 4.15 avg rating — 1,188 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Neighbours 3.25 avg rating — 1,300 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsoon Memories 3.99 avg rating — 997 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dream Wedding 3.38 avg rating — 1,121 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The War Child 4.37 avg rating — 729 ratings — published 2021 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stolen Girl 4.08 avg rating — 773 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl in the Painting 4.25 avg rating — 689 ratings — published 2019 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Heartache on West India Dock Road, my new book in the West India Dock Road Historical Saga series, is available to pre-order now!

Heartache on West India Dock Road, my new book in the West India Dock Road Historical Saga series, is available to pre-order now!
It is out on 9th of December but you can pre-order it here: https://mybook.to/HeartacheWestIndiaDock

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1941 - Amid the bombs falling over London’s East End, the residents of West India Dock Road endure wartime with courage, defiance and a good

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“She liked the way a ray of mild autumn sun infiltrating the thick cluster of trees caught a reddish orange leaf swirling in the wind and transformed it golden yellow. She liked that it wasn’t a leaf she recognised, that she could name or associate with her past.”
― Renita D'Silva, Monsoon Memories

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“What wouldn’t my people give for a few bites of the biryani she ordered me to throw away yesterday because she said it smelt?”
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“Where are the coconut trees bowing allegiance to the wind, the wide open spaces, the verdant green fields?”
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~~ Members Choice for June ~~

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Please note that book covers may not be as shown in the poll. Covers vary on different editions. Please go by the title and author, not the book cover.

Time to vote now for the June Members Choice book selection. This poll will remain open until the end of the day on May 14th.

The Silent Patient

by Alex Michaelides

18 votes, 32.7%

A Mother's Secret

by Renita D'Silva

10 votes, 18.2%

A Place for Us

by Fatima Farheen Mirza

8 votes, 14.5%

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

by Anne Brontë

7 votes, 12.7%

A Parchment of Leaves

by Silas House

5 votes, 9.1%

Pictures of You

by Caroline Leavitt

5 votes, 9.1%

Truth Like the Sun

by Jim Lynch

2 votes, 3.6%

55 total votes

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