It's 1984 and Jiva's mother has just died. It is then that Jiva and her father, Bapu, travel to India, from their home in Canada, with Mata's ashes. What they didn't know was that their trip will coincide with one of the most catastrophic events in India's history. Indira Ghandi is killed and riots abound New Delhi. Bapu is forced to leave and find help, leaving Jiva in the hotel to hide. She is safe until rioters set the hotel ablaze and she is forced to make decisions that will forever alter her life. Where will she go? How will she survive? Will she ever see Bapu again? This story written in verse has you captivated from page one.