SilverfishA retired schoolteacher in present day Calcutta is caught in the labyrinth of rusty bureaucracy and political crime under a communist government. Across a vast ocean of time, a widow leads a life of stark suffering in a wealthy feudal household in 19th century, British ruled Bengal, at a time when widow burning has gone out of practice but widow remarriage is far from coming into vogue. As their stories begin to connect, they weave a larger narrative

Epic in scope

the terrible holidays

like its subjects

's demons—and learns that her love is his truest enemy of all

Her ensuing quest to restore and reclaim the cemetary unearths racial wounds that have never completely healed

how they start

toward an addiction to opiates

one of the most admired composers in the history of music

With the help of goblins

and perhaps most importantly the Lady Lucy Houston who after the Wall Street Crash singlehandedly funded the development of the engine and the iconic Spitfire

Whatever Toast the butterfly wants

including a sit-down with Melania Trump