Mona Tewari

About The Author

Mona Tewari is the author of Burn the Sea. She has long been fascinated by the ways in which narratives of legends and histories shape views of the present. A graduate of Caltech and UCSF, Tewari practiced as a pediatric dentist for years before she turned to writing fiction. As the daughter of two immigrants from India, she didn't see herself represented in popular media growing up and became determined to show her daughters they belong in every world. Tewari lives with her husband, daughters, and dogs in the Berkshires.

Books by Mona Tewari

Before I Bow
The stunning sequel to bestseller Burn the Sea, Before I Bow is an anticolonial historical fantasy about one of India's fiercest queens that culminates in a battle for the heart—and future—of her kingdom.

Queen to a people. Mother to an heir. A reckoning to her enem...
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