About the Book: Silent Journeys
What of the many travels undertaken through history by men and women, in war
and peace, that have been unrecorded, invisible, and forgotten? In Benyamins
Silent Journeys, we trace the voyage of Mariamma, a young nurse from Kerala who
travelled from her hometown in Manthalir all the way across the world. Nothing
was known of her journey until many decades later, when a curious great grandson
began his investigations only to stumble across a tale of great adventure,
hardship, resilience, and love. The novel reflects upon terrific stories of
unaccompanied and courageous journeys that many valiant women, primarily nurses,
have made