Passion Flower: Seven Stories of Derangement

Award-winning author Cyrus Mistrys first collection of short stories is dark mysterious and inhabited by characters that walk a thin line between fantasy and reality. A serendipitous discovery on the floor of a local bus transforms the melancholic life of Percy who meets a ghost in the washroom of a public library a new mother struggling with depression and the urge to end her newborns life opens the door to a stranger stalked by mysterious men Jacintha believes her enemies are out to eliminate her because she knows too much on New Years Eve an aged couple clashes replaying an annual ritual that shrouds the unacknowledged secret buried between them twenty-three years ago two childhood friends now co-workers at an advertising agency indulge in a never-ending display of one-upmanship false camaraderie and intense unspoken resentment Bokha tries to counter the powerful black magic of his wicked old mother in order to shield his helpless lover and Mahendroo full of himself is consumed by his obsessive search for an elusive species of Passiflora. Original and disturbing Passion Flower is another triumph from one of the countrys most gifted storytellers. Key Features: Cyrus Mistry is the author of Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer which won this years DSC Prize for South Asian Literature one of the subcontinents most prestigious literary prizes. This is the authors first collection of short stories and it is sure to get a lot of attention in the media. The stories are unique and some of them offer a rare glimpse into the life of Bombay Parsees something Cyrus is adept at writing about.