Phantom Lovers features two lyrical novellas about how love can triumph over seemingly insurmountable obstacles of distance and time.
With Fate Conspire is centred around an Indian girl and a British officer who fall in love, despite social conventions, against the backdrop of the Revolt of 1857. Their story is mysteriously reflected by another young couple, descended from the same families, as they study in London in the 1960s.
Wait! is about two lovers, an Indian woman and an Afghan nobleman, who become victims of a violent coup in Afghanistan in the 1970s. The separated lovers defy despair and danger to find their lost beloveds. The bestselling author vividly describes the historical and political scenery, as well as the quest to reunite with one’s lost love, with a haunting beauty.