The most important things in life take a lifetime to learn. Our first lessons come early- but we grasp only the surface. As we gain life experience we gain deeper understanding. All great truths are both simple and complex, easy to understand yet difficult to master. This is what Nihar undergoes in this volume. After her gory experience during that fateful night when along with her little brother and sister she escapes the angry clutches of the britishers authorities and into the safety of her grandparents' embrace. This volume deals with her coming to terms with death, depression and sorrow. Read on to find out how she overcomes all these hurdleswith the steel determination of a calculated fighter. The backdrop of the story is pre-independence era of India.