Bem Le Hunte

Bem Le Hunte is as cross-cultural as her novel: she was born in India to an Indian mother and English father, grew up in England and, after emigrating to Australia ten years ago, is now an Australian by choice. Her family was the ABC's choice for he 'Sylvania Waters' real-life TV drama, but the BBC thought differently. An anthropologist turned advertising copywriter, Bem has also worked in the music industry and for Indian Television before turning her hand to fiction.

While pregnant with her second child, Bem left Sydney for the foothills of the Himalayas to write. A large selection of her encounters are scattered through the novel, as are stories from her own family. Many of the more bizarre and mystical events actually occurred ' in the land of sages, eunuchs, sacred animals and magic, anything can happen.