About the author
Anosh Abraham
Anosh Abraham lives in Kochi, Kerala.
He began writing short stories at the age of ten, and never quite stopped, even through twenty-five years as a digital publisher and content creator. Over those years he has been associated with several websites, handling everything from the technical work to the writing and the marketing. Today he works as a freelance writer and digital media consultant.
He writes in natural, everyday English, for young readers across India and for Indians around the world who still carry home with them: its languages, its food, its rain and its families. Ten Out of Ten is his first novel.
In his words
Why Munnar
“I was not yet ten the first time I saw Munnar. I remember only the cold, the smell of the tea, and the mist coming down over the hills so suddenly that the whole world disappeared, and then, just as suddenly, came back. I have been going back ever since, in every season.
This story began in 2020, during the long, strange months of the lockdown. It started with one picture in my head: a young bride on a hilltop in Munnar, holding a cup of tea, and a small black bird dropping out of a tree. Everything else grew from that picture, over more drafts than I can count.”
From the Author's Note in Ten Out of Ten
The writer's journey
- Age tenWrites his first short stories, and never quite stops.
- Twenty-five years onlineWorks as a digital publisher and content creator, on the technical side, the writing and the marketing.
- 2020During the lockdown, one picture arrives: a young bride on a misty hilltop, a cup of tea, and a small black bird. The first draft of Ten Out of Ten begins.
- 2020–2026Several hundred hours and more drafts than he can count. Characters change their names. Whole chapters disappear.
- 11 November 2026Ten Out of Ten is published worldwide on Kindle by anosh.com.