Zairos is a dissolute young landowner s son in the town of Dahanu, just outside Mumbai, when his life of careless luxury is brought up short by a mysterious death: the sudden suicide of Ganpat, a tribal worker on his family s estate. Soon Zairos falls in love with Ganpat s daughter, Kusum, and finds himself defying taboos with their relationship. At the same time, his grandfather Shapur reveals to him the story of their family and of the land that Zairos stands to inherit. Violence and hatred echo through history, and Zairos learns the terrible truth his grandfather has spent a lifetime hiding. With its mix of earthy humour and intense tragedy, best- selling author Anosh Irani gives us his most ambitious novel yet.

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