How and when did you decide to write?
I was a military kid and my family travelled all over India, but I mainly studied in Delhi. I’ve lived in the US for close to 20 years, but I still have a bit of Delhi in me. I wanted to write after finishing the first book I ever read — probably an Enid Blyton. I took a few wrong turns before getting into writing, but it’s never too late.

How did the book come about? Is it autobiographical?
We did have a wedding in the family the weekend of Hurricane Irene — that was the inspiration for the book — but the characters in the book are all made up. Having lived through the situation helped with the weather- related research, but it isn’t autobiographical at all.