Readomania is proud to announce the release of Those Ripples Call Me Home, a moving and evocative novel by Soumya Doralli—a story that asks one of life’s most enduring questions: What shapes us more—our roots or our journeys?
Set in the late twentieth century, the novel transports readers to Hittale, a quiet, almost-forgotten village where life unfolds in whispers, rhythms, and slow, significant shifts. The village—cradled by a gliding river and framed by paddy fields—becomes both sanctuary and witness to the bittersweet story of Diya, a spirited, mischievous child orphaned young, yet held fiercely by the love of her grandmother.
As Diya grows, Hittale grows with her—its silences deepening, its dramas rippling outward. The narrative gently follows her from this sheltered rural world into the restless, demanding pulse of the city, capturing the tug-of-war between belonging and becoming. In Diya’s journey lie friendships that delight, loves that dazzle, griefs that scorch, and ambitions that pull her far from home even as they call her back.
Doralli’s prose offers more than a coming-of-age tale; it is an exploration of memory, identity, and the invisible threads that bind us to people and places long after we’ve left them behind. Rich in detail and tender in its emotional truth, Those Ripples Call Me Home invites readers to immerse themselves in a world where childhood is luminous, change is inevitable, and the heart forever negotiates with the past.
With this novel, Soumya Doralli emerges as a compelling new voice—one that honours the landscapes of rural India while speaking to universal longings.
Those Ripples Call Me Home, coming soon on Readomania! Dive in—and let its ripples carry you.
About the Author:
A former Software Engineer and a Banker, Soumya Doralli is an Indian author of three books of fiction. Two of her recent works include “I Seek You” (Half Baked Beans Publishing, 2023) and “Hues of the Sky” (Amazon kdp, 2020). Her work has been published in both Indian and International Literary Magazines and Journals and a couple of anthologies.
She was the Second Prize Winner of the Verse of Silence Poetry in Pamphlet Contest, 2025.
Her story was among the Top 10 Select Entries of the Verse of Silence Story Writing Contest, 2024.
Her short story secured a place in the Special Issue of the Hemlock Journal’s Anti-War Fiction Contest, 2024.
Her poetry was longlisted for the Wingword Poetry Prize, 2024.
Once a movie buff, now all she raves about are books. Having an eclectic taste in literature, she likes how books alter one’s course of thinking making a universal emotional appeal. She lives two lives, one of someone who’s crafting a story and infusing life into the characters and the other, more pronounced, who’s perpetually learning.
As a writer Soumya classifies herself as somewhere between a pantser and a plotter. When her work gets demanding she doesn’t mind torturing her brain a little. She has organically learnt the art of writing and whatever little or great her propensities as a writer are, she owes it to books and her perseverance.
Apart from painting, cooking, travelling and listening to rock music, she loves hopping onto bookstores and libraries.
LinkedIn: @soumyadoralli
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