The Shadow Lines is a novel by Amitav Ghosh. This nonlinear novel is comprised of a series of firsthand and secondhand recollections told by an unnamed narrator. The narrator was born and raised in Calcutta, India, but he has friends and family who live in London, England. Throughout the novel, these characters struggle to navigate personal relationships, geographical separations, and tense sociopolitical dynamics. The novel explores themes of division, connection, history, memory, and love.
