Tara is a modern-day princess, but her life is no fairy tale.

Born into Rajput royalty, she grows up under the weight of a neglectful father and a controlling mother. Love, always a butterfly just out of reach, becomes her deepest yearning.

Determined to break free, Tara escapes a gilded prison and a loveless marriage, seeking a fresh start in the City of Dreams—Mumbai. There, she meets Kabir—a Bengali-French photographer who sees through her carefully built armour. With him, she begins to heal, to live, to love.

Just as she dares to believe in a future, Vivan Mehta—Bollywood’s golden boy and irresistible enigma—pulls her into a whirlwind of passion and temptation, and a spotlight she never sought. But is it possible to really let go of the past?

As her husband’s shadow trails her every step and her mother’s machinations lurk in the background, Tara must choose between love and desire, duty and freedom, self-preservation and surrender.

Publisher: Rupa Publications India

Author: Nelofar Currimbhoy

Pages: 288

ISBN: 9789361567056

Publication Date: 05 August 2025