This was a book that tells the story of love , lies, loss in a family and the secrets that were carried over the years . It is told from the point of view of four main characters . I really enjoyed this book and the way it described life during those times in India . I loved the way it was written at times in diary form and how the characters were described. The book was very vivid in the description of India and the life there. At times I actually felt like I was there . My only small gripe was I would have loved to have known what years all this took place in .