A Present from India

A tragic death first plunges a family into grief, then launches a widow and her daughter on a voyage of discovery. Intent on uncovering their family roots, they travel to India. Dee, a teacher in her thirties, wants to find out where her late father''s elusive relatives came from. But Eva, her mother, has a private agenda. She wants to track down someone she once knew long ago, when she was young. The story skips between generations, from modern-day India back in time to Soviet Moscow, a place in an era now lost, where Eva was a student in the 1970s. Can either woman accomplish her mission in the limited time they have as they travel around the sub-continent trying to overcome the obstacles that keep appearing in their path? Can a secret be revealed at last? Rash actions can have long-term consequences, after all. As Eva promises Dee, it will be an interesting journey. Perhaps a little too interesting at times . . . See more