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Munmun Samanta

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Born

in Bankura, India

March 15, 1985

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Fiction, Self Help, Poetry

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If Betty Smith can say, “The world was hers for the reading,” then obviously it is true for someone whose passion takes the first sip of a book to read and relish. As an introvert in nature, Munmun Samanta always finds her secret shade amidst the smell of books and loves to scribble her thoughts in ink and paper. Born in West Bengal, India, by profession she is a teacher of English. Her career as a writer started with college and university magazines and later she rejoined as a Blogger. She started writing in her page: Yellow Chrysanthemum and in her blogs: blogalvina.com and phoenixfabulist.com. Her works get published in various literary magazines and anthologies: “Bridge”, published in November 2020 by Eric Publication celebrates the poe ...more

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	THE COMPLETE ENGLISH WORKBOOK: 51 WORKSHEETS FOR COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO COMPREHENSION, GRAMMAR, AND WRITING SKILLS: Elementary Level by Munmun Samanta (Goodreads Author), Mandira Samanta did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 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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One Petal at a Time

by Joni Karen Caggiano

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Munmun Samanta said: " Endorsed by Claudia Black, a pioneer in the study of dysfunctional families and the clinical architect of the Claudia Black Young Adult Center, “One Petal at a Time” by Joni Karen Caggiano is a heart-touching collection of poems that throws light on ...more "

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The Eighth Girl

by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung (Goodreads Author)

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It is a brilliant debut novel by Mei-Fung Chun, a Psychoanalytic and clinical supervisor. She studied comprehensively trauma, sexuality, clinical dissociation of women. Here in this novel, she explores the symptoms of DND in the characte ...more "

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