"Blow the Winds Southerly" is set in Savannah, Georgia, Madras, India, Key West and Los Angeles. The novel covers women's relationships during the turbulent times of a changing era, set against the back drop of the great depression, women's rights, racism, drug infested celebrities and the glamorous Hollywood film Industry. It is a coming of age story of American born Edna Mae Bannister and her Indian girlfriend, Shusheila from Madras. "Blow the Winds Southerly" follows the heroines from rags to riches, where friendships are tested to the hilt. The novel describes all things Southern with an "Indian twist" to everything.