Aristocratic and eccentric, the Dard-e-Dil clan has plenty of stories to tell, and secrets to hide. But there is a sting to most tales, for the Dard-e-Dils are cursed by their not-quite twins. Aliya begins to believe that she is another not-quite twin cosmically connected with her aunt Mariam. Mariam Apa mysteriously arrives on the day Aliya is born and never utters a single word, except to dictate the daily menu to Masood the family cook. Food and love collide in the family. Spanning the subcontinent from the Muslim invasions to Partition, this is a magical novel about the shapes stories can taketurning into myths, appearing in history books, and entering our lives.