An epic saga telling the story of a Bengali family in Calcutta -- exploring a fa
mily that is decaying as the society around it fractures, and one young man who
tries to reimagine his place in the world.
***Shortlisted for the Man Booker P
rize 2014***
Calcutta, 1967. Unnoticed by his family, Supratik has become dang
erously involved in extremist political activism. Compelled by an idealistic des
ire to change his life and the world around him, all he leaves behind before dis
appearing is a note.
At home, his family slowly begins to unravel. Poisonous ri
valries grow, the once-thriving family business implodes and destructive secrets
are unearthed. And all around them the sands are shifting as society fractures,
for this is a moment of turbulence, of inevitable and unstoppable change.
