The book is about the life of a family in India where has stricted caste system. Because of this caste system, there are lots of troubles and problems in India. The family in this book started as a high ranked family, but as times go on, people started to go into the lower rank. To top of the hierarchy to the bottom of the hierarchy, this is really impossible I think. However, as the author make this happen in the book so that she can bring readers' attention in to the book. I felt really fascnating as reading this book, only because of being white, the person is top of everyone else, and other low ranked people cannot do anything they want. Reading this book reminded me there is a severe caste system in India, and lots of people are having hard time becauase of it. Moreover, as the author using Analepsis and Prolepsis a lot, I could feel and read book well although it was hard to read at first. I've enjoyed this book!