In a small town by the river Nila, a thirty-five-year-old writer kills herself. No one knows why. Fifty-two years later, an antique cupboard in a private resort opens to reveal a frightened child. And the mystery begins to unravel. From the bestselling author of Ladies Coupe comes an unusual new novel about the intensity - and consequences - of desire.ANITA NAIR IS A FINE WRITER WITH A GREAT SENSE OF CHARACTER. AND AN EYE FOR TELLING DETAIL. SHE CAN MOVE FROM TENDER COMPASSION TO SENSUALITY TO RAGING HATRED.

A COMPELLING TELLER OF STORIES.HINDU LITERARY SUPPLEMENT.