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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: — Blood in the Milk, Storm on the Plain
Chapter 3: — The Empty House and the Watching Air
Chapter 4: — Accidents, Patterns, and First Lies
Chapter 5: — Humiliation, Matches, and the Barrack’s Thin Roof
Chapter 6: — Shweta’s Silence and the House She Deserves
Chapter 7: — A Deal on the Porch, a Kiss in the Dark
Chapter 8: — Fights, Dogs, and What Boys Learn Early
Chapter 9: — Favors, Flexes, and a House on a Hill
Chapter 10: — The Law’s Smirk and the Shape of Power
Chapter 11: — River Lessons and a Pistol’s Truth
Chapter 12: — Baths, Closets, and Broken Vows
Chapter 13: — Hibiscus, Insults, and Stones in Pockets
Chapter 14: — Gods, Guilt, and Forked Demands
Chapter 15: — Misspelled Threats and Masks Kept On
Chapter 16: — Baptism by Pond and a Mother’s Decision
Chapter 17: — Black Sari, Firelight, and Crossroads in the Dark
Chapter 18: — Ramlila: Gods on Stage, Demons in the Trees
Chapter 19: — A Coffin on Ice and Deadwater Lady
Chapter 20: — Confession by the River and a Debt to the Living
Chapter 21: — Fire, Dawn, and the Hunger for Truth
Chapter 22: — Learning the Plain’s Language
Description
Hungry Ghosts is a fierce, tender novel set on an estate in 1940s Trinidad, where a vanished landowner, a sacred painting, and three German shepherds are the first dominoes in a long chain of calamities. In the barrack nearby, Hans and Shweta Saroop dream of leaving hardship behind. Their son, Krishna, clings to dignity in a world that calls him less than a person. Marlee Changoor, young wife to the mistrusted estate owner Dalton, is left alone with fear, a missing husband, and a feeling that the very night is watching her. As mysterious threats escalate and loyalties bend, a web stretches between a barrack family, a lonely mansion, two dangerous twins with a blood oath, and a village ready to pass judgment. What follows is a heartbreaking, propulsive story about class, faith, violence, and the fatal weight of secrets. Told with raw intimacy and moral clarity, this is a work that pulls you close, lets you breathe its heat, and won’t let you forget the people you’ve met.
Who Should Listen
- Listeners who love literary fiction with suspense and heart
- Book clubs ready to talk about class, faith, and moral gray zones
- Fans of multi-voiced, place-rich storytelling like Marlon James or Jesmyn Ward