Ouras by Binayak Bandyopadhyay [Hardcover]

"Cats and dogs, tigers and lions also come from their father's lineage, but the relationship with a father is unique to humans. Did God endow only humans with the heart of a father? Growing up amidst a challenging childhood, this question looms large in Chayon's mind. He wants to erase the bad memories associated with the word 'father' by becoming a loving father to his own child. But what happens when he sees his own father's shadow in his child? When a painful past begins to engulf the present? His mother, a partner in life's struggles, his honest and straightforward wife Jhuma, the fleeting presence of Shatabhisha, or Brijlal who transitions from boss to guardian—everyone pales in comparison as Chayon grapples with the unspoken wounds of his heart, caught between ancestors and descendants. How those wounds transform into love is the remarkable story of this gripping and thoroughly curious novel by Binayak Bandopadhyay, where father and son become each other's mirrors."