About the Book: Half Light
In the misty mountains of Darjeeling, a landslide entraps the guests and staff
of a dilapidated hotel. Cooped up inside, two men exchange lingering glances.
For carefree Neville, this is one of many exhilarating encounters, stolen kisses
in stairways and parked cars. But for Pavan, an employee desperate to avoid
detection, their entanglement prises open his carefully contained and solitary
existence with unforgettable consequences.
Four years later, their paths cross again amidst the towering skyscrapers and
ghostly smog of Mumbai. Pavan has fled the hills, burying all memories of their
encounter, while Neville is now a flailing graduate, craving something