Sylvia Vetta
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Sylvia Vetta

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For twenty years, Sylvia wrote the life stories of others, including 120 Oxford Castaways for The Oxford Times which were turned into three book. Three of her novels are inspired by real events and real people. Sylvia says ‘It’s been difficult writing about myself but I needed to tell the refugee story of my Indian born husband, Dr Atam Vetta too.' Food of Love cooking up a story across gender class and race' has glowing endorsements including from Oxford&Harvard historian Rana Mitter &journalist Yasmin Alibhai Brown. In Brushstrokes in Time, Sylvia recovers lost history. Ai Weiwei began his career with the courageous Stars artists in that glimmer of a Beijing Spring in 1979. When Sylvia heard their story from a founder, Qu Leilei, she wondered why these courageous artists who marched to Tiananmen Square under a banner saying 'In Art we want Freedom and in Politics we want Democracy' were not well known. As NO-ONE had written about the Stars Art Movement in detail, (and no one in China could) she decided to do it. To her knowledge, Brushstrokes in Time is the ONLY book on the Stars. She made it a NOVEL so readers walk in their shoes as they match to Tiananmen Square or witness the trial of democracy activist Wei Jingsheng. Some endorsements: Go to reviews on Amazon for 77 more. Shrenik Rao: editor of the Madras Courier ‘A brilliant compelling read.’ John Gitting: the former chief foreign correspondent of The Guardian was determined to find fault but failed and says ‘Vetta is always accurate with a grasp of vivid detail.’ Dr Jenny Lewis: internationally respected poet ‘It has to be among my top ten historical novels, certainly of this century. Utterly mesmerising and unforgettable.’ Lady Moyra Bannister: ‘ Absolutely Brilliant.’
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