A Life Apart

In his compelling debut novel, Neel Mukherjee introduces Ritwik Ghosh, a twenty-two-year-old orphan who moves from Calcutta to England in hopes of a fresh start. However, his journey leads him to the underbelly of London, where he becomes an illegal immigrant, navigating a complex web of loneliness and shadowy existence. As Ritwik crafts a story to cope with his isolation, he discovers unsettling parallels between his narrative and the lives of those around him, propelling his own life into disarray.