In 1969 in Kerala, India, Rahel and her twin brother, Estha, struggle to forge a childhood for themselves amid the destruction of their family life, as they discover that the entire world can be transformed in a single moment.

Her name means "miracle" in Sanskrit: Kimaya was the first baby to survive after several miscarriages, and grew up in a mansion at the top of Mumbai's Pali Hill, surrounded by love and privilege. But at eleven years old, she develops a rare illness that requires her to be confined to a germ-free ivory tower in her home. Rahul Savant shows up to wash Kimi's windows, and as years pass he becomes her eyes to the outside world, and she becomes his inspiration...

"Nueva Delhi, 3 a.m. Un Mercedes a toda velocidad salta la acera y en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, cinco personas están muertas. Es el auto de un hombre rico, pero cuando el polvo se asienta no hay ningún hombre rico, solo un sirviente conmocionado que no puede explicar la extraña serie de eventos. Eso llevó a este crimen. Tampoco puede prever el oscuro drama que está a punto de desarrollarse. Hábilmente cambiando a través del tiempo y la perspectiva...