โIn my childhood, I was known as the boy whose mother had run off with an Englishmanโ
So begins the story of Myshkin and his mother Gayatri, who is driven to rebel against tradition and follow her artistโs instinct for freedom.
Anuradha Royโs deeply moving novel tells the story of men and women trapped in a dangerous era uncannily similar to the present. Its scale is matched by its power as a parable of our times.
