Savita Kalhan
Savita Kalhan was born in India, but now lives in the UK and studied at the University of Wales. She has travelled extensively, and lived in the Middle East for several years, where she taught English.
She is keen on tennis, boxing and running. She is an avid allotmenteer and somehow manages to fit in some writing, reading and blogging too! She now lives in North London with her husband, her son, and her lion of a cat, Marley.
Her new YA book is - That Asian Kid - it's out now!
Her previous YA book, The Girl in the Broken Mirror, was published in 2018 by Troika Books.
Both books were nominated for the Carnegie Medal.
The Long Weekend will be republished in 2021
Watch her book trailer for The Long Weekend here - prepare to be afraid!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14TfYy...
Savita blogs for the SAS on The Awfully Big Blog Adventure, a group of children's and teen/YA authors scattered across the UK. Follow the link to see recent posts. http://www.awfullybigblogadventure.bl...
“They sat quietly, shoulder to shoulder, listening to the sound of nothing. Nothing can sound very loud sometimes, louder than noise, even louder than a jumbo jet passing overheard.”
“Fear made you cold. It made you tremble. Anger made you hot. It made you want to hurt someone.”