The Flight of the Swans

The Flight of the Swans is a family saga set in British India and Malaya, which unfolds against the backdrop of war, famine, family conflict, social injustice, and sacrifice. Blending history and fiction and spanning half a century, the novel tells a tragic tale of love, loyalty, and courage of three generations of the Bhonsle family who dream impossible dreams.

Born in Malaysia, D. Devika Bai is a retired school administrator. Her short stories and articles have been published in print in Singapore and Malaysia, and online in several North American e-publications. She is the great-granddaughter of one of the earliest Tanjore Maratha immigrants to British Malaya. She resides in Rawang, Malaysia.