Jessica Faleiro

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Jessica Faleiro
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Faleiro in 2025
Born
Goa, India
Occupation Author, Novelist, Editor
NationalityIndian
Alma mater St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
New York University
Notable worksAfterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa (2014)
The Delicate Balance of Little Lives (2018)

Jessica Faleiro is an Indian author and novelist from Goa. [1] She is known for her books Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa (2014) and The Delicate Balance of Little Lives (2018). [2] [3]

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Career

Faleiro previously worked in advertising. [4] Her first book, Afterlife: Ghost Stories from Goa, was published in 2014. It is a collection of 13 inter-linked ghost stories set in modern Goa. [2]

Her second book, The Delicate Balance of Little Lives (2018), is a literary novel. [1] The book explores the lives of four women in a Goan village and the family secrets that connect them. [3]

Faleiro served as the editor for the creative writing anthology The Spaces In Between (2016). [5] Her work has also appeared in other anthologies, including Goa Remembered and Inside Out: New Writing from Goa. [1]

In addition to her fiction, Faleiro is a creative writing mentor and conducts writing workshops. [5] She also writes about travel, stating that it helps "unlock creativity," [6] and maintained a blog called "The Faleiro Dynamic". [7]

Personal life

Faleiro was born and brought up in Goa. [1] She studied at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and New York University. [4] She has lived and worked in various cities, including Mumbai, Delhi, New York, and Lisbon. [6] [4]

Works

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Lounge Chair Interview: 10 Questions with Jessica Faleiro". Kitaab. 11 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "The ghost writer". The Goan. 15 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 "The delicate balance of little lives". The Goan. 15 December 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "NAW Interview with Jessica Faleiro". New Asian Writing. 19 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Write-it right". The Goan. 2 February 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Using travel to unlock creativity". O Heraldo. 24 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Jessica Faleiro spends her time on her two passions". The Asian Age. 9 February 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
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