Ghost-Eye

In Amitav Ghosh's upcoming novel Ghost-Eye, the narrative weaves together past and present through the eyes of Varsha Gupta, a three-year-old girl who claims memories of a life where she cooked fish, despite her strict vegetarian family's disbelief. Seeking answers, the Guptas consult Dr. Shoma Bose, a psychologist specializing in reincarnation cases, whose perspective shifts dramatically with Varsha's story. Decades later, Varsha's case file draws the attention of environmental activists, leading Dr. Bose's nephew Dinu to uncover buried memories and confront themes of family, fate, and environmental fragility across timelines from Calcutta in the 1960s to modern-day Brooklyn.