In this 'finely crafted novel' [The Independent], Roma Tearne tells the story of a Tamil exile awaiting trial for art thievery. 'Accomplished ... painterly' New York Times A story of obsession, love and art set in Tuscany, Sri Lanka and London. Ras, a Sri Lankan who fled his country as a child following the violent death of his mother and his father's disappearance, has committed a crime. Dogged by his past and unable to come to terms with the killing of his mother, he struggles to make a new life for himself in the UK.