Long-listed for the Man Booker Prize, a novel about violence, love, and religion in modern India On a train bound for the seaside town of Jarmuli, known for its temples, three elderly women meet a you
For Maya, a young widow trying to escape her complicated past, teaching school in a secluded mountain village offers a promise of peace. Here she feels close to the calm heart of the land, where lush
Desperate to leave tragedy behind, Maya seeks refuge as a teacher in a remote Indian mountain village, where she helps a young girl to correspond with a lover until outside forces hijack local electio
