"In her first stand-alone novel since ... The Henna Artist, Alka Joshi uses the life of painter Amrita Sher-Gil, the 'Frida Kahlo of India,' as inspiration for the story's beginning to explore how far we'll travel to determine where we truly belong"--Provided by publisher.

"When renowned painter Mira Novak arrives at Wadia hospital in Bombay after a miscarriage, she's expected to make a quick recovery, and her nurse, Sona, is excited to learn more about the vivacious artist who shares her half-Indian identity. Sona, yearning for a largerlife, finds herself carried away by Mira's stories of her travels and exploits and is shocked by accounts of the many lovers the painter has left scattered throughout Europe. When Mira dies quite suddenly and mysteriously, Sona falls under suspicion, and her quiet life is upended"-- $c Provided by publisher.