(Paperback)

By the waters running through the valleys of Kashmir, teenage boys come to play cricket, talk about girls, and just be. But a few years later, when they are young men and violence grips the region, they are gone. Only the son of the local headman has stayed.

(Hardback)

A retired surgeon living in London, Dr. K, prepares for a visit from his estranged daughter to whom he wants to make a confession and reflects on his past and the high price he paid to walk the perilous path of lifelong ambition.