First published 1999
Vina Apsara, a beloved singer, vanishes in a devastating earthquake. Her lover, Ormus Cama, embarks on an extraordinary quest to find her, navigating a world where the boundaries of the real begin to crumble. Rai, Ormus's childhood friend and Vina's occasional lover, narrates their epic romance, revealing his own truths and ambitions as the very foundations of the world tremble beneath their feet.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, contemporary, magical-realism
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: epic-romance, unreliable-narrator
Setting: India, New York (State), England, New York
Period: 1951-1960, 1961-1970, 1971-1980
575 pages · Hardcover · Henry Holt and Company