This novel was captivating. I could almost hear the music and smell the landscape. An enchanting read. * Round and About Magazine *
She enables you to feel the softness of rural India, as well as its heat. It is truly a magical story which will stay with you and is an astonishing achievement for a first novel. Her future as a writer is well-assured. * The York Press *
Manisha Jolie Amin has a wonderful way with language... Dancing to the Flute is a beautiful story about young lives, music and those that dare to dream. * The Australian Bookshelf *
A novel whose joys are to be found in a slow, sensory build-up. * Booklist *
Delicate, sometimes meditative and rich with allusions to India's spirit as expressed through music, the novel offers readers color and culture, poverty and riches, through every sensory perception. A lyrical meditation on love, friendship and finding bliss in destiny. * Kirkus Review *
Amin provides an oft-unseen glimpse of the realities of life in contemporary rural India. * Publishers Weekly *
A truly wonderful book. It absorbs you into the way of life and the characters involved with Kalu... their stories intertwined make you feel at the heart of the tale. * Newbooks Magazine *
It is not the sort of book I would usually pick up but I realise what I have been missing out on. The lifelong friendships formed by Kalu, Bal and Malti found me thinking of my own friends... The book took me through every emotion and I was sad when it came to the end. A great read and I will be recommending it to everyone who walks through the door. -- Aileen from Applebys Bookshop, Morpeth
An uplifting message about finding one's place in a crowded and restrictive world. * Good Reading Magazine *
