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One year, a terrible drought withered the land. Farmers couldn't pay their debts. Rup Chand’s ledgers turned from black to red. His wife fell ill, but he was too busy calculating losses to sit with her. His sons stopped laughing. His mansion felt like a tomb.

When reading , pay attention to footnotes explaining untranslatable terms like Hukam (Divine Order), Maya (Illusion), and Waheguru (Wonderful Lord).