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For Maya, a young widow trying to escape her complicated past, teaching school in a secluded mountain village offers a promise of peace. As Maya finds out, however, no refuge is remote enough to keep out the modern world, or her own past. The community she has grown to love comes under attack when powerful outsiders hijack the local elections dividing the villagers. When Maya's landlord's charming nephew sets up shop nearby, Maya is drawn to him despite her better instincts.
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"Earphones Award Winner. Roy's tender story creates a sensory experience for listeners, and Mathan's narration embraces its exquisite surroundings and inventive characters."
AudioFile Magazine
"Starred Review. This audio edition is skillfully performed by Sneha Mathan, whose narration is crisp, engaging, and even slightly soothing. She creates a host of unique voices for the book's characters, employing appropriate accents and dialects, deepening her voice for male characters, and ably capturing the essence of the diverse cast."
Publishers Weekly
"Starred Review. This elegiacal novel of love, loss and personal identity is a stunning achievement for this rising star of Indian literary fiction."
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