Career
Sarah Thomas had started writing long before the concept of feminine literature evolved in Malayalam. She published her first novel Jivitamenna Nadi at the age of 34. She became noted in the literary field after the publication of the novel Murippadukal in 1971.
His attempts to establish an identity for himself in a situation full of conflicts were dealt with in the novel.
There are three other novels of hers,, Pavizhamuthu and Archana, which too have been filmed. The novel portrayed a Brahmin girl whose fate it was to agree to marry the man of her father"s choice so that he would have a peaceful education
Two books the author rates as her favourite are Daivamakkal and Kunjikannan, the protagonist of the novel, is a symbol of an individual trying to break from the often sub-human status that was his lot.
The novel was translated into English by Sosanna Kuruvilla.
(Eclipse) narrates the harrowing experiences that a Keralite boy and his lady love, a German, had to undergo in Lebanon.