A Daughter. A Widow. A Grandmother.The story before Tell A Thousand Lies. Famed for her beauty, her dowry and her luck, Seetamma loses all three — and, in her forty-first year, becomes a mother again: three times over, in a single month. This is the story of the grandmother behind Tell A Thousand Lies — how a woman the world had blessed learned to survive being overlooked, and refused to let the village divide her orphaned granddaughters like festival sweets. A free prequel novella in the Daughters of Destiny series. Sign Up To Read For FreeJoin my readers’ circle and get Seetamma delivered instantly by BookFunnel. Meet the Characters SeetammaMarried for her beauty and her dowry, widowed by a wastrel, she becomes a mother again at forty-one — raising three orphaned granddaughters alone, strict as a school bell and fiercely, secretly tender. Attaiyya garuThe steel-spined keeper of the household cashbox who refuses to let the family's house — or its girls — be sold. PolerammaThe sharp-tongued wet-nurse who feeds the twins, hands out unasked-for philosophy, and becomes Seetamma's most honest friend. Malli, Lata & PullammaThree orphaned girls the village wanted to divide like festival sweets — and the inheritance Seetamma refused to give up. .schars{max-width:1100px;margin:28px auto 0;text-align:center}.schars-h{color:#003b73;margin:0 0 22px}.schars-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:22px}.schars-card{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;background:#fff;border-radius:14px;padding:16px 12px;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,59,115,.08)}.schars-pic{width:150px;height:150px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;border:3px solid #d4af37;margin-bottom:12px}.schars-name{color:#003b73;font-weight:700;font-size:1.05rem;margin-bottom:6px}.schars-desc{color:#1f3551;font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.4}@media(max-width:749px){.schars-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:14px}.schars-pic{width:120px;height:120px}}
