Vectors in the Void

Zara's birth on a turbulent day during the Indian Freedom Struggle foretells an eventful life. The Holocaust and the Second World War in Europe reach her as a schoolgirl in Murree pre-Partition India's picturesque hill station with lasting consequences turning a teenager into a mature woman. The births of three nations- India Pakistan and Israel touch her trajectory.Zara moves on to a prudent marriage in the changed setting of Independent India. While Business and Swatantra Party politics engage her external events cast their shadows. The Sino-Indian conflict leaves a family grappling with loss and mystery¦ Later the Proclamation of Emergency spells terror and suffering.She negotiates tumultuous family dramas. The contrasting needs of twin daughters are a tightrope walk- one of them being beautiful and brilliant the other sickly and artistic. When equilibrium is in sight an unexpected communication conveys a shocking truth. Connecting with a celebrity in London could revive a precious bond or shatter a fragile family...Zara and her family brim with compelling inclinations and adventurous impulses audacious hope and autonomous choices charting their routes to personal significance. This is a compelling saga that ties together diverse events and elements races and places in a masterly display of story-telling art¦