Margaret Harcourte thought she knew the life she wanted – a loving marriage, adventure in a foreign land, and the promise of a family.
But Colonial India is nothing like the stories she read. Beneath the blazing sun and torrential monsoons, Margaret faces a culture rich with beauty yet shadowed by secrets, and a husband who is more devoted to ancient ruins than to her.
When an act of compassion for a young village woman ignites a series of events, Margaret is drawn into a web of forbidden traditions and heartbreaking choices. Her love for her infant son collides with her growing disillusionment about the man she married, pushing her to confront her deepest fears and make an impossible choice.