Royal Ghosts
With emotional precision and narrative subtlety, The Royal Ghosts features characters attempting to reconcile their true desires with the forces at work in Nepalese society. Against the milieu of the violent Maoist insurgencies that have claimed thousands of lives, these people struggle with their duty to aging parents, an oppressive caste system and the complexities of arranged marriage.Examining Kathmandu during a time of political crisis and cultural transformation and the effects of the city on individual consciousness, The Royal Ghosts is a brilliant novel on how peace and understanding can be obtained from the most unexpected sources.
Categories: Fiction
