Fire on the Mountain
Anita Desai1977

Nanda Kaul isnnow old. She has chosen to spend her last years alone among the pines and cicadas, high in the mountains in a quiet house, wanting only to be left in peace. However her solitude is broken with the arrival of her great-grandaughter, Raka. Through the long hot summer, hidden dependencies and old wounds are uncovered, until tradegy becomes inevitable.

Titre original : Fire on the mountain (1977)