In the Shadow of Crows is an inspirational account of a
young man raised in the suburban comforts of Surrey, a
widow ravaged by leprosy in the Eastern Himalaya, and the
impact on them both as their worlds collide. When Bindra
contracts leprosy she is driven from her home, even from
the foothills in which she was born, due to the prejudice
and ignorance of those with whom she lives. She finds
herself on the Plains, away from all she has ever known,
divided from the only language she is able to understand.
As Bindra undertakes a seemingly impossible journey in
search of understanding and peace, she loses all that has
maintained her strength and sanity. She is eventually
left languishing in a charitable compound, where the
children of others affected by leprosy gradually restore
her will to live. David is brought up speaking 'kitchen
Urdu', due to his family s heritage in the Punjab during
the Raj.
