Mothers, Lovers and Other Strangers-------pan macmillan
The past is a ruthless hunter …
Ravi’s idyllic childhood
ended the day he watched his mother, Radha, climb into a truck in the
wee hours of the morning. Abandoned with his disease-stricken father,
Mahesh, Ravi is hurtled into adulthood and the big, bad world. Living in
debilitating poverty, Ravi and Mahesh find kindness and shelter in
unlikely quarters. But respite from hardship is brief as father and son
are parted and Ravi escapes to Mumbai to find fame and fortune in the
big city.
Here, in the hustle and bustle of the metropolis, Ravi
can forget his past and concentrate on building a future as a
successful Bollywood composer. From his humble days in Dharavi, to his
fortuitous move to Juhu, his perseverance and cleverness pay off and
soon, Ravi is living his dream in Pali Hill. He meets Sandhya, a
beautiful, educated young socialite and is engaged to marry her. But
when a body is found on the railway tracks, Ravi’s charmed existence is
threatened by police enquiries that probe into his past.
Mothers, Lovers and Other Strangers
is a tale of a young man’s journey from poverty to privilege, and of
memories of a lost childhood that continue to haunt even the most
intrepid traveller.