About the Book: Mivvi grows up with a troubled mother, Belle, who becomes increasingly disconnected after moving from the beaches of Mombasa to the English suburbs following a crumbling “whirlwind romance.” Isolated from her family, Belle descends into illness and scatters the pieces of their life, while Mivvi’s father is often absent. To forge her own identity, Mivvi must journey from England to the teeming streets of Kolkata to uncover the family secrets clouding their past and ultimately rewrite her own story. This is a powerful tale of mothers and daughters, betrayal, and madness.