Based on the culture and heritage of Asian-Indian women, "Waiting for the Perfect Dawn" analyzes the journeys made by five generations of women who struggle against subordination, an oppressive caste system, religious upheaval, and domestic violence as they fight for equal rights in India. These five ladies, who all experience both the beauty and burdens of being a woman in a traditional Indian society, struggle to live the life they yearn for. They demonstrate the growing pains of women caught in a bicultural world-a struggle between Eastern traditions and Western influence. But can they triumph over the confines of a narrow-minded society and its traditions? Author Annu Subramanian exposes domestic violence and class/caste integration and also explores a global approach to Asian-Indian social issues while seamlessly incorporating elements of suspense, mystery, and romance.

Caught in the cross-hairs of a twisted fanatic Poverty, broken families and a system ill-equipped to help innocent and impressionable children combine to create an ideal breeding ground for Usman who is recruiting and training missionaries for mass destruction. While completing her thesis in India, Tina Matthew, a young doctoral student from the United States, unwittingly gets thrown into the center of this madman s demented plot built upon religious fanaticism. She quickly learns what the classroom cannot teach as she experiences first hand how Usman executes his mission with crazed religious righteousness, violence and the psychological manipulation of human trafficking victims. A fascinating story with a suspenseful plot and rich with characters you care about and root for until the end. Holly Mckenna, Professional Media Lecturer, University at Albany Subramanian has a grasp of the complexity and depth of issues related to human trafficking and terrorism. Dr. Rudy Nydegger, Ph. D., Chief, Division of Psychology, Ellis Hospital An affecting read which delves into the intricacies of a terrorist s mind. Nikhil Sharda, Managing Editor eFiction India I was hooked to the novel right from the prologue Inez Bracy, Inez Bracy International, Living Smart and Well-Online Radio

Based on the culture and heritage of Asian-Indian women, "Waiting for the Perfect Dawn" analyzes the journeys made by five generations of women who struggle against subordination, an oppressive caste system, religious upheaval, and domestic violence as they fight for equal rights in India. These five ladies, who all experience both the beauty and burdens of being a woman in a traditional Indian society, struggle to live the life they yearn for. They demonstrate the growing pains of women caught in a bicultural world-a struggle between Eastern traditions and Western influence. But can they triumph over the confines of a narrow-minded society and its traditions? Author Annu Subramanian exposes domestic violence and class/caste integration and also explores a global approach to Asian-Indian social issues while seamlessly incorporating elements of suspense, mystery, and romance.