Ghost-eye: A Novel

Journey across continents, decades, and the boundaries of memory with Ghost-eye, an urgent and expansive new novel from one of our greatest living storytellers, Amitav Ghosh!

About the Book: Three-year-old Varsha Gupta wants fish for lunch. Her strict vegetarian family is utterly perplexed—the child has never tasted fish in her life and lives in a traditional Calcutta mansion. But Varsha insists she remembers another life: a mud house by a river where she caught and cooked fish with a different mother. Seeking answers, the Guptas turn to Dr. Shoma Bose, a psychiatrist who has spent years investigating cases of the reincarnation type. What Dr. Bose discovers alters her understanding of reality forever. Half a century later, when Varsha’s long-closed case file catches the attention of environmental activists, Shoma’s nephew Dinu is drawn into a high-stakes search that unlocks buried memories of his own. Spanning from late-1960s Calcutta to present-day Brooklyn, Ghost-eye is a breathtaking exploration of family, fate, reincarnation, and our fragile, changing planet.

Key Features & Benefits:

• Acclaimed Author: Written by Amitav Ghosh, one of the world's most celebrated and visionary contemporary literary voices.

• Captivating Premise: Blends elements of psychological mystery, reincarnation, and environmental urgency into a sweeping narrative.

• Richly Traversed Settings: Moves seamlessly between the atmospheric streets of late-1960s Calcutta and modern-day Brooklyn.

• Profound Themes: Explores complex webs of memory, familial ties, ecological consciousness, and the enduring mysteries of human existence.

• The Perfect Gift: An essential, prestigious addition to the shelves of contemporary fiction lovers, literary enthusiasts, and devoted fans of Amitav Ghosh.