In 1960s Calcutta, brothers Subhash and Udayan face divergent paths. Udayan, drawn to the Naxalite movement, risks everything for his beliefs, while Subhash seeks a life of science in America. When tragedy strikes, Subhash returns to India to heal his family, confronting the aftermath of Udayan’s choices in Jhumpa Lahiri’s powerful novel of fate, exile, and return.