Bundook. Gun. A Common Word, But One Which Turns Deen Datta's World Upside Down. A Dealer Of Rare Books, Deen Is Used To A Quiet Life Spent Indoors, But As His Once-solid Beliefs Begin To Shift, He Is Forced To Set Out On An Extraordinary Journey; One That Takes Him From India To Los Angeles And Venice Via A Tangled Route Through The Memories And Experiences Of Those He Meets Along The Way. There Is Piya, A Fellow Bengali-american Who Sets His Journey In Motion; Tipu, An Entrepreneurial Young Man Who Opens Deen's Eyes To The Realities Of Growing Up In Today's World; Rafi, With His Desperate Attempt To Help Someone In Need; And Cinta, An Old Friend Who Provides The Missing Link In The Story They Are All A Part Of. It Is A Journey Which Will Upend Everything He Thought He Knew About Himself, About The Bengali Legends Of His Childhood And About The World Around Him. Gun Island Is A Beautifully Realised Novel Which Effortlessly Spans Space And Time. It Is The Story Of A World On The Brink, Of Increasing Displacement And Unstoppable Transition. But It Is Also A Story Of Hope, Of A Man Whose Faith In The World And The Future Is Restored By Two Remarkable Women.