The low land, by: Jumba Lahiri

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 complex relationships of love and loyalty. It is a story of brotherly love, a rare love and rare loyalty, 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 a skillful hand in unraveling intertwined threads of their individual motives and histories. Number of pages: 524