14 Books That Should Have Gotten More Praise in 2015

After the death of his father, Skanda is forced to return back to his home of Delhi, the city he has tried so hard to escape. Now an outsider to the dynamics of his family, Skanda must relive traditions and join the tragic turmoil of his parents' love. Taken from the ancient language of Sanskrit, itihasa, or "the way things indeed were," Aatish Taseer pieces together a cultural portrait of Indian families and the chaotic paradox of returning back to an estranged culture.