A World in Ruins

Set in the years between 1995 and 2000, the fourth novel in the quintet follows the lives of the families scattered from the island of Nainativu across the world. Arasi redoubles her efforts to find the forcibly disappeared poet Rakini, and finds allies in the feminist groups advocating for human rights in Sri Lanka. In France, Suthan contributes to the formation of an international network of Tamils mobilizing for the struggle back home, even as his relationship with Sheila deteriorates and his past threatens to catch up with him. Raji continues her work caring for the refugees in the camp in India and eventually reconciles with her mother, who begins to see her in a new light. Rajendran undergoes a change of heart as he distances himself from Suthan and starts his own family. Yogesh becomes an indispensable boatman for the rebels, navigating his way between India and Sri Lanka on several missions.