Dhrubajyoti Dhrubajyoti

Twilight on the Yamuna Dhrubajyoti Dhrubajyoti

Twilight on the Yamuna, traces the footsteps of Sandy, a young South Asian girl, whose search for love and truth brings her face to face with the harsh realities of a world no longer separated by stereotypes and presumptions. The novel retains a unique characterization that bridges literary and commercial fiction in a mythic context, by drawing allusions between a spiritual world, reflected in the narrators poetic oration at the beginning of each chapter, and the contemporary society, reflected in the prose of the novel itself. At first glance, it is a tale of mystery and love but, upon closer inspection, it compels the more observant reader to ponder over the values and ideals that shape contemporary Indian, American, and Indian-American identities, in the United States, and back in India. Charming, witty, and insightful, Twilight on the Yamuna will draw readers into a mystery that, by the end, raises as many questions as it does answers.