On a small Pacific island, two siblings tune into a breaking-news radio bulletin. It is 1985, and an Indian grocer has just been attacked by nativists aligned with the recent military coup. Fear and shock ripple through the island's deeply-rooted Indian community. Bhumi's friendship with the daughter of a prominent government official becomes a liability, she must flee her unstable home. When Jaipal seizes a sudden opportunity to take his life into his own hands for the first time - his decision leaves him at the mercy of an increasingly volatile country. This novel is of how one family, at the mercy of a nation broken by legacies of power and oppression, forges a path to find a home once again.
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