this is such a well-written and thoughtful reply. I really appreciate that you took out time to share your thoughts. I don't know where you are from but if you have followed the Man Booker prize winners across the years, you will see Indian writings are regulars in the long list an short list and Indians have won the award many times. It means that it's possible to write good English even if you are not a native speaker, all you need to do is put in some real effort :)