Ameeta Rathore
A haunting tale of generational echoes and social change in mid-twentieth-century Bihar. Orphaned by death and discord, Ila spends her childhood on her grandfather’s Kosi River estate, inhaling the soaking jute and savouring "the sheer delight of waste and abundance" as the Zamindari draws its last breath. Her bright world fades to black when her estranged father sues for guardianship. Tiny and terrified, Ila is sent to Patna to live with a parent she ...