Momkagaj by Smaranjit Chakrabarty [Hardcover]

Ruku has returned to Kolkata from Chicago after ten years. Her old house is still there, along with her uncle's family and grandmother. But there is someone else too—a very dear person who has been lost. She begins to search, and through this search, the Ruku from ten years ago slowly comes into focus. Her life—where her mother was present, her father too, and there was Toshana. But did it all really exist? If it did, why is the Ruku of ten years later so lonely? Why does she keep thinking of Toshana? Does she now want to resolve the misunderstandings of the past? Does she want to clarify the hazy relationships wrapped in wax paper?

And amidst all this, how will she handle the promoter eyeing her old house? Before returning to Chicago, will Ruku be able to complete the half-told story from ten years ago? This novel brings forward a life split in two, as well as the story of a person returning after being bowed down. It clearly highlights the love we keep wrapped in wax paper, shrouded by pride and misunderstandings.