A story with no borders. A woman who refuses to be bound. And a journey that will change everything.
After her husband’s death, eighty-year-old Ma takes to her bed, unwilling to rise. No amount of pleading from her dutiful family can move her—until her grandson gifts her a golden cane covered in butterflies. Suddenly, Ma is up, trading her saris for something new, befriending a hijra, and setting off on a journey that will turn tradition, family, and expectations upside down.
Winner of the 2022 International Booker Prize, Tomb of Sand is a playful, feminist epic brimming with folklore, magical realism, and exuberant wordplay. Called “a triumph of literature” (Financial Times), this novel is elegant, heartbreaking, and utterly original—a masterpiece of storytelling unlike anything you’ve read before.
