This is an elegant, moving and heartfelt love letter to the sights, sounds and tastes of northern India told through the enthralling story of the troubled relationship between a father and daughter stretching from Partition to the present day.
James Connor is a man who, burdened with guilt following an event in his youth, has dedicated his life to serving India.
Ruth is his estranged daughter, who, as a teenager, knew she came second to her parents’ missionary vocation and rebelled, with equally sad consequences.
After 24 years away, she returns to the family home in Mussoorie, a remote hill station, where she has to face the past and confront her own guilt.
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