The low land

A captivating and convincing novel, an epic biography of a family whose roots go back to the Calcutta Revolution of 1967, and extend to Rhode Island until today. The novel analyzes the complex relationships of love and loyalty. It is a story of brotherly love that was rare and loyalty that was rare, and at the same time, a story of loss and a sense of loneliness. Jumba Lahiri is an American writer of Indian origin. She has an exceptional ability to embody characters, and an skillful hand in unraveling the intertwined threads of their individual motives and histories.