Down In the Valley, But Not Alone

About the Book

Down in the Valley, but Not Alone is the journey of a woman from the small remote village in Kerala, called Naranamoozhi (Na-ra-na-muoozhii), to the land of her dreams, America. It is the story of lost relationships, love, lust, betrayal, and loneliness. The journey is painful, but is it the story of courage and victory. This is the story of Leela, who came from this village fighting all odds to fulfill her dream. The journey was not an easy one. All the way, they were trials and tribulations; but in the midst of all these, she always experienced the presence of God lifting her up and leading her in the most wonderful way.

About the Author

I am born in the year 1953 in a small village in Kerala, a state in India. My father was working in Indian Railways as accountant and stationed in then Bombay, a commercial city of India. (Now the name is changed to Mumbai) My primary studies were jointly in the local country schools of my birth village and the City of Bombay. So I could enjoy both the friendships and love of my school colleagues in my early ages. I had done my High School studies in Bombay. I continued School of Nursing during the year 1972-76, with King Edward Memorial Nursing School and Hospitals in Bombay, a well reputed Institution established by British. After the graduation, I was employed in the same Hospital. I was married to an Engineer in the year 1978. We went to UAE in the year 1979 and continued my profession. In UAE, got birth to my three children, two sons and the daughter, youngest one. I was migrated to USA in 1992 and started my carrier as Registered Nurse in New Jersey. I lived up to 2002 in New Jersey and moved to Madisonville, Kentucky and continued the profession. I was got divorced in 2008 and remarried in 2009. My both sons are well settled now and daughter is graduated from UK very recently. Now I am working with Jennie Stuart Medical Centre, Hopkinsville, Kentucky and living in the city of Madisonville with my husband.