Sheena Kalayil Books in Order

Returning to India after years away, a young woman recalls her consuming relationship with Jafar and the journey it took her on to Mozambique. A chance to begin again forces her to consider whether she can release the past.

Recently widowed Thomas returns to Kerala after decades in London, expecting a quiet life by the sea. Looking after a friend's optical shop introduces him to Rani, whose complicated circumstances draw him into his neighbors' lives.

Artist Francois discovers his admired brother Ben is having an affair with a student, Rita. As he feels increasingly responsible for both of them, Rita confronts consequences that reach beyond the relationship into her family and others' lives.

In 1978 Zambia, twelve-year-old Sissy's sheltered life changes when her father suddenly returns to India. Years later, she revisits the events that followed his departure, examining the losses and family upheavals that shaped her adult life.

In a Baltic city in 1989, three young people from Mozambique, India, and East Germany form an uneasy love triangle. Their personal loyalties and identities shift as political upheaval begins to dismantle the country around them.