The arrival of a young boy in an upper-middleclass Bengali household triggers a gripping story of love, desire, and renunciation. Set in two cities, New Delhi and Varanasi, and full of the sights, scents, and sounds of India, Across the Mystic Shore explores the entwining lives of four women forced to confront their past decisions in order to understand their present delus The arrival of a young boy in an upper-middleclass Bengali household triggers a gripping story of love, desire, and renunciation. Set in two cities, New Delhi and Varanasi, and full of the sights, scents, and sounds of India, Across the Mystic Shore explores the entwining lives of four women forced to confront their past decisions in order to understand their present delusions and insecurities. Dr. Suroopa Mukherjee teaches English Literature at Delhi University.